ápice

See also: apice

Galician

Etymology

From Latin apex.

Noun

ápice m (plural ápices)

apex, tip

Synonyms

(apex, tip): punta

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.se/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.s(ɨ)/

Hyphenation: á‧pi‧ce

Noun

ápice m (plural ápices)

spire (top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit)
Synonyms: topo, cume, auge

Spanish

Alternative forms

ápex

Etymology

From Latin apex (genitive singular apicis). Doublet of ápex.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈapiθe/ [ˈa.pi.θe]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈapise/ [ˈa.pi.se]
(Spain) Rhymes: -apiθe
(Latin America) Rhymes: -apise
Syllabification: á‧pi‧ce

Noun

ápice m (plural ápices)

apex, tip
(botany) apex
(figuratively) a very small bit; a small amount of something

Derived terms

apicectomía
ni un ápice

Related terms

apical

Further reading

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

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