magnífico

See also: magnifico, magnificó, and magnificò

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid”), derived from Latin magnus (“great”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɡiˈni.fi.ku/, /maɡˈni.fi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɡiˈni.fi.ku/, /maɡˈni.fi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɡˈni.fi.ko/, /ma.ɡiˈni.fi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /maˈɡni.fi.ku/ [maˈɣni.fi.ku]

• Hyphenation: mag‧ní‧fi‧co

Adjective

magnífico (feminine magnífica, masculine plural magníficos, feminine plural magníficas)

1. magnificent (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance)

   Synonyms: elegante, esplêndido, esplendoroso, grandioso, imponente, magnificente

   Antonyms: comum, medíocre, mundano, ordinário, reles

2. very good; terrific; excellent

   Synonyms: excelente, excepcional, fantástico, formidável, maravilhoso, ótimo

   Antonyms: horrível, horroroso, péssimo, ruim, terrível

3. the title of a rector (headmaster in various educational institutions)

Derived terms

• magnificamente

Noun

magnífico m (plural magníficos)

1. (historical) magnifico (nobleman of Venice)

Related terms

• magnificação
• magnificar
• magnificência
• magnificente
• magno

Further reading

• “magnífico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnificus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡˈnifiko/ [maɣ̞ˈni.fi.ko]
• Rhymes: -ifiko
• Syllabification: mag‧ní‧fi‧co

Adjective

magnífico (feminine magnífica, masculine plural magníficos, feminine plural magníficas)

1. magnificent

Derived terms

• magníficamente
• tilopo magnífico

 

Related terms

• magnificencia

 

Further reading

• “magnífico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28