antimito

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

Portuguese anti-

Portuguese mito

Portuguese antimito

From anti- + mito.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.tiˈmi.tu/

Noun

antimito m (plural antimitos)

1. (sociology) antimyth (a belief or system that opposes a myth or myths)

Further reading

• “antimito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026