acataléptico
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin acatalēpticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκατάληπτος (akatálēptos, “incomprehensible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō, “to seize”), from κατά (katá, “against”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
Adjective
acataléptico (feminine acataléptica, masculine plural acatalépticos, feminine plural acatalépticas)
- acataleptic (incapable of being comprehended)
Further reading
- “acataléptico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “acataléptico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026