auténtico
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈtentiko/, [au̯ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko]
Adjective
auténtico (feminine singular auténtica, masculine plural auténticos, feminine plural auténticas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “auténtico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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