corruptela

Latin

Etymology

From corrumpō (“corrupt”) +‎ -ēla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kor.rupˈteː.la/, [kɔrːʊpˈt̪eːɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kor.rupˈte.la/, [korːupˈt̪ɛːlä]

Noun

corruptēla f (genitive corruptēlae); first declension

1. seduction, corruption, bribery

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	corruptēla	corruptēlae
genitive	corruptēlae	corruptēlārum
dative	corruptēlae	corruptēlīs
accusative	corruptēlam	corruptēlās
ablative	corruptēlā	corruptēlīs
vocative	corruptēla	corruptēlae

References

• “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• corruptela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• corrutela

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.χupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.χu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.la/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.la]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁuˈptɛ.lɐ/

Noun

corruptela f (plural corruptelas)

1. anything that corrupts
2. the result of corruption
3. (linguistics) corruption (debased or nonstandard form of a word)
4. (Brazil) small miner village on the edge of virgin lands

Related terms

• corromper
• corrupção

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).

Noun

corruptela f (plural corruptelas)

1. corruption

Further reading

• “corruptela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “corruptela” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.