profetisa
Galician
Noun
profetisa f (plural profetisas)
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From profeta (“prophet”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.feˈt͡ʃi.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.feˈt͡ʃi.za/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.fɨˈti.zɐ/
- Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ti‧sa
- Homophone: profetiza
Noun
profetisa f (plural profetisas)
- female equivalent of profeta: prophetess
- Synonym: pitonisa
Further reading
- “profetisa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “profetisa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From profeta (“prophet”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾofeˈtisa/ [pɾo.feˈt̪i.sa]
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ti‧sa
Noun
profetisa f (plural profetisas)
- female equivalent of profeta: prophetess
Further reading
- “profeta”, 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