prototipo

See also: protótipo

Italian

Etymology

From proto- +‎ -tipo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈtɔ.ti.po/
• Rhymes: -ɔtipo
• Hyphenation: pro‧tò‧ti‧po

Noun

prototipo m (plural prototipi)

1. prototype (all senses)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾotoˈtipo/ [pɾo.t̪oˈt̪i.po]
• Rhymes: -ipo
• Syllabification: pro‧to‧ti‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French prototype, a borrowing from Late Latin prōtotypos (“elemental form”), from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος (prōtótupos, “first example”).

Noun

prototipo m (plural prototipos)

1. prototype (an original object which is a basis for others)
2. paragon, epitome

Etymology 2

Verb

prototipo

1. first-person singular present indicative of prototipar

Further reading

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