artefato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• artefacto (Portugal)

Etymology

From Latin arte (“by skill”), (ablative of ars (“art”)) factum (“thing made”), from facere (“to make, do"”) equivalent to a possible Proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *artefactō (compare Italian artefatto, Spanish artefacto); see also artifex (“artist”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.teˈfa.tu/ [ah.teˈfa.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.teˈfa.tu/ [ah.teˈfa.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.teˈfa.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.teˈfa.tu/ [aχ.teˈfa.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.teˈfa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.tɨˈfa.tu/

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: ar‧te‧fa‧to

Noun

artefato m (plural artefatos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. artifact (man-made object)