amblíope

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • ambliope

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French amblyope, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ămblŭōpós, “dim-sighted”). First attested in 1813.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iupi
  • Hyphenation: am‧blí‧o‧pe

Adjective

amblíope m or f (plural amblíopes)

  1. (ophthalmology) amblyopic (relating to or suffering from amblyopia)
    Synonym: ambliópico

Noun

amblíope m or f by sense (plural amblíopes)

  1. (ophthalmology) amblyope (person afflicted with amblyopia)

References

  1. ^ Machado, José Pedro (1995), “Amblíope”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Etymological dictionary of the Portuguese language] (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I (A–B), Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 227

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