elástico

See also: elastico

Galician

Adjective

elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)

1. elastic

Related terms

• elasticidade

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (*elastḗs) for ἐλατής (elatḗs), equivalent to ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”), from ἐλαύνειν (elaúnein, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eˈlaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈlaʃ.ti.ku/, /ɛˈlaʃ.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: e‧lás‧ti‧co

Adjective

elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)

1. elastic

Derived terms

• inelástico

Noun

elástico m (plural elásticos)

1. elastic band

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlastiko/ [eˈlas.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Syllabification: e‧lás‧ti‧co

Adjective

elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)

1. elastic

Derived terms

• cama elástica
• elasticidad
• goma elástica
• salto elástico

 

Further reading

• “elástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014