catecúmeno

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin catēchūmenus, from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to sound through, instruct orally”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧te‧cú‧me‧no === Noun === catecúmeno m (plural catecúmenos, feminine catecúmena, feminine plural catecúmenas) catechumen (convert the Christianity prior to baptism) === Adjective === catecúmeno (feminine catecúmena, masculine plural catecúmenos, feminine plural catecúmenas) being or relating to a catechumen === Further reading === “catecúmeno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “catecúmeno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin catēchūmenus, from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to sound through, instruct orally”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kateˈkumeno/ [ka.t̪eˈku.me.no] Rhymes: -umeno Syllabification: ca‧te‧cú‧me‧no === Noun === catecúmeno m (plural catecúmenos, feminine catecúmena, feminine plural catecúmenas) catechumen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “catecúmeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025