mayéutico
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós), from μαία (maía, “midwife”). In Platonic dialogue, the philosopher, through the Socratic method, assists in the "delivery" of knowledge already latent in an individual; a role analogous to midwifery.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɟ͡ʝeutiko/, [maˈʝeu̯t̪iko]
Adjective
mayéutico (feminine singular mayéutica, masculine plural mayéuticos, feminine plural mayéuticas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “mayéutico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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