laico

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lāicus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaj.ko/ Rhymes: -ajko Hyphenation: lài‧co === Adjective === laico (feminine laica, masculine plural laici, feminine plural laiche) lay secular ==== Derived terms ==== laicamente laicismo laicizzare === Noun === laico m (plural laici, feminine laica) layman lay brother === References === === Further reading === laico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana laico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication === Anagrams === colai, locai, loica == Latin == === Adjective === lāicō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lāicus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lāicus. Doublet of the inherited leigo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: lai‧co === Noun === laico m (plural laicos) layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric) === Adjective === laico (feminine laica, masculine plural laicos, feminine plural laicas, not comparable) lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them) Synonyms: laical, leigo non-religious (having no relation with religion) Synonyms: leigo, profano, secular, temporal Antonym: religioso secular (not bound by the vows of a monastic order) Synonyms: laical, secular Antonyms: clerical, eclesiástico ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “laico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lego. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaiko/ [ˈlai̯.ko] Rhymes: -aiko Syllabification: lai‧co === Adjective === laico (feminine laica, masculine plural laicos, feminine plural laicas) lay, secular ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === laico m (plural laicos) layman === Further reading === “laico”, 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