político
Galician
Etymology
From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.ˈli.ti.ku/
- Hyphenation: po‧lí‧ti‧co
Adjective
político m (feminine singular política, masculine plural políticos, feminine plural políticas, comparable)
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:político.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:político.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈlitiko/, [poˈlit̪iko]
- Hyphenation: po‧lí‧ti‧co
Adjective
político (feminine singular política, masculine plural políticos, feminine plural políticas)
Usage notes
The noun político is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.