albedrío

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arbitrium (“judgement, sentence”) (with a change of suffix from -io to -ío), from arbiter (“spectator, beholder”). Doublet of arbitrio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albeˈdɾio/ [al.β̞eˈð̞ɾi.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: al‧be‧drí‧o

Noun

albedrío m (plural albedríos)

1. will (intent)

   Synonym: voluntad

Derived terms

• al albedrío
• libre albedrío

Related terms

• arbitrio
• árbitro

Further reading

• “albedrío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10