corruptela
Latin
Etymology
From corrumpō (“corrupt”) + -ēla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔr.rʊpˈteː.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kor.rupˈt̪ɛː.la]
Noun
corruptēla f (genitive corruptēlae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corruptēla | corruptēlae |
| genitive | corruptēlae | corruptēlārum |
| dative | corruptēlae | corruptēlīs |
| accusative | corruptēlam | corruptēlās |
| ablative | corruptēlā | corruptēlīs |
| vocative | corruptēla | corruptēlae |
References
- “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- corruptela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.χupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.χu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.la/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.la]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁuˈptɛ.lɐ/
Noun
corruptela f (plural corruptelas)
- anything that corrupts
- the result of corruption
- (linguistics) corruption (debased or nonstandard form of a word)
- (Brazil) small miner village on the edge of virgin lands
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /korubˈtela/ [ko.ruβ̞ˈt̪e.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: co‧rrup‧te‧la
Noun
corruptela f (plural corruptelas)
Further reading
- “corruptela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “corruptela” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.