énfasis
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “appearance, significance, emphasis”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I show, present”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈenfasis/, [ˈẽɱfasis]
Further reading
- “énfasis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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