elogio

See also: elogió, and elogiò

Catalan

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiar

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin ēlogium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlɔ.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -ɔdʒo
• Hyphenation: e‧lò‧gio

Noun

elogio m (plural elogi)

1. praise, commendation

   Synonym: lode

2. eulogy, oration
3. rave

Related terms

• elogiare
• elogista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiare

Further reading

• elogio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

ēlogiō

1. dative/ablative singular of ēlogium

References

• “elogio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• elogio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ēlogium (“inscription on a tombstone”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon, “elegiac poem or inscription”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.loˈʒi.u/, /e.loˈʒiw/ [e.loˈʒiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.luˈʒi.u/

• Hyphenation: e‧lo‧gi‧o

Noun

elogio m (plural elogios)

1. praise, compliment
2. eulogy (high praise or recommendation)

Synonyms

• (praise): see Thesaurus:elogio

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “praise”): insulto, injúria, ofensa

• See also Thesaurus:insulto

Related terms

• elogiado
• elogiar

References

• elogio in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa; São Paulo: 2015: Melhoramentos Ltda.
• “elogium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “elogium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐλεγεῖον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈloxjo/ [eˈlo.xjo]
• Rhymes: -oxjo
• Syllabification: e‧lo‧gio

Etymology 1

From Latin ēlogium (“inscription on a tombstone”), the sense development being "inscription" > "recognition" > "praise".

Noun

elogio m (plural elogios)

1. praise, commendation
   • 1844, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, El Señor de Bembibre:

     el buen montero todavía tuvo tiempo para volver a su aguardo y coger la liebre, que trajo triunfante a casa muy temprano deshaciéndose en elogios de su galgo.

     the good beater still had time to get back to his hideout and grab the hare, which he brought home triumphantly, singing the praises of his greyhound.

Related terms

• elogiar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiar

Further reading

• “elogio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28