ortodoxo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos, “having the right opinion”). By surface analysis, orto- + -doxo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌoʁ.toˈdɔk.su/ [ˌoh.toˈdɔk.su]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌoɾ.toˈdɔk.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌoʁ.toˈdɔk.su/ [ˌoχ.toˈdɔk.su]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌoɻ.toˈdɔk.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌoʁ.toˈdɔk.so/ [ˌoh.toˈdɔk.so]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksu/ [ˌɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksu]
- Rhymes: -ɔksu
- Hyphenation: or‧to‧do‧xo
Adjective
ortodoxo (feminine ortodoxa, masculine plural ortodoxos, feminine plural ortodoxas)
- orthodox (adhering to established religious doctrine or tradition)
- orthodox (adhering to whatever is traditional, customary, accepted)
- Orthodox (relating to the Eastern Christian Orthodox church)
- Orthodox (relating to Orthodox Judaism)
Antonyms
- inortodoxo
- heterodoxo
Related terms
Further reading
- “ortodoxo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ortodoxo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos, “having the right opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾtoˈdoɡso/ [oɾ.t̪oˈð̞oɣ̞.so]
- Rhymes: -oɡso
- Syllabification: or‧to‧do‧xo
Adjective
ortodoxo (feminine ortodoxa, masculine plural ortodoxos, feminine plural ortodoxas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ortodoxo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025