eleitriz

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēlēctrīcem. Compare Spanish electriz, Catalan electriu, French électrice and Italian elettrice.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.lejˈtɾis/ [e.leɪ̯ˈtɾis]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.lejˈtɾiʃ/ [e.leɪ̯ˈtɾiʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɐjˈtɾiʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lejˈtɾiʃ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lejˈtɾiʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.leˈtɾiʃ/

Hyphenation: e‧lei‧triz

Noun

eleitriz f (plural eleitrizes)

electress, wife of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire