octópodo
Spanish
Etymology
Backformed as a singular from translingual Octopoda, the order name, derived from New Latin octōpoda, plural of octōpūs (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɡˈtopodo/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪o.po.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -opodo
- Syllabification: oc‧tó‧po‧do
Adjective
octópodo (feminine octópoda, masculine plural octópodos, feminine plural octópodas)
- octopod (eight-legged)
Noun
octópodo m (plural octópodos)
See also
Further reading
- “octópodo”, 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