oftalmologista
Portuguese
Etymology
From oftalmologia + -ista.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /of.taw.mo.loˈʒis.tɐ/ [of.taʊ̯.mo.loˈʒis.tɐ], /o.fi.taw.mo.loˈʒis.tɐ/ [o.fi.taʊ̯.mo.loˈʒis.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /of.taw.mo.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ/ [of.taʊ̯.mo.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ], /o.fi.taw.mo.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ/ [o.fi.taʊ̯.mo.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /of.taw.mo.loˈʒis.ta/ [of.taʊ̯.mo.loˈʒis.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ftal.mu.luˈʒiʃ.tɐ/ [ɔ.ftaɫ.mu.luˈʒiʃ.tɐ]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
- Hyphenation: of‧tal‧mo‧lo‧gis‧ta
Noun
oftalmologista m or f by sense (plural oftalmologistas)
- ophthalmologist (medical doctor specialising in the eye)
- Synonym: oftalmólogo
Alternative forms
- ophthalmologista (obsolete)
Further reading
- “oftalmologista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “oftalmologista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026