epítome

See also: epitome

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epitomē.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.to.mi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.to.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.to.me/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpi.tu.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: e‧pí‧to‧me

Noun

epítome m (plural epítomes)

1. (of a class of items) epitome (embodiment or encapsulation of)
2. (of a document) epitome (summary)

Derived terms

• epitomizar

Further reading

• “epítome”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin epitomē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈpitome/ [eˈpi.t̪o.me]
• Rhymes: -itome
• Syllabification: e‧pí‧to‧me

Noun

epítome m (plural epítomes)

1. epitome

Further reading

• “epítome”, 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