espécimen
See also: espècimen
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin specimen.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/ [isˈpɛ.si.mẽɪ̯̃], /esˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/ [esˈpɛ.si.mẽɪ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/ [iʃˈpɛ.si.mẽɪ̯̃], /eʃˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/ [eʃˈpɛ.si.mẽɪ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɛ.si.mẽj̃/ [esˈpɛ.si.mẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.si.mɛn/
- Hyphenation: es‧pé‧ci‧men
Noun
espécimen m (plural especímenes)
- alternative form of espécime
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin specimen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpeθimen/ [esˈpe.θi.mẽn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /esˈpesimen/ [esˈpe.si.mẽn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθimen (Spain)
- Rhymes: -esimen (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: es‧pé‧ci‧men
Noun
espécimen m (plural especímenes)
Further reading
- “espécimen”, 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