arquetipo

See also: arquétipo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin archetypum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχέτυπον (arkhétupon, “pattern, model”), from ἀρχέτυπος (arkhétupos, “first-molded”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”) τύπος (túpos, “model, mark, impression”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾkeˈtipo/ [aɾ.keˈt̪i.po]
• Rhymes: -ipo
• Syllabification: ar‧que‧ti‧po

Noun

arquetipo m (plural arquetipos)

1. archetype

Derived terms

• arquetipal
• arquetípico

 

Further reading

• “arquetipo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28