batiçar

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

bautizar

Etymology

A semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptīzāre, present active infinitive of baptīzō (“I baptise”), from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptise”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ti.ˈt͡saɾ/

Verb

batiçar

to baptise

Descendants

Galician: bautizar
Portuguese: batizar

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.