énfasis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “appearance, significance, emphasis”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to show, present”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈenfasis/ [ˈẽɱ.fa.sis]
• Rhymes: -enfasis
• Syllabification: én‧fa‧sis

Noun

énfasis m (plural énfasis)

1. emphasis

Related terms

• enfático
• enfatizar

 

Further reading

• “énfasis”, 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