autêntico

Meaning

authentic; legitimate; genuine

Concepts

authentic

genuine

bona fide

reliable

true

unquestionable

dinkum

real

leal

literal

plausible

pukka

true to type

trustworthy

unfeigned

veritable

echt

fair dinkum

straight dinkum

undoctored

dinky-die

actual

unsimulated

believable

credible

credibly

faithful

for real

honest

honest-to-goodness

Opposite of

apócrifo, falso, inverídico

Synonyms

genuíno

confiável

verdadeiro

fiável

legítimo

natural

puro

Translations

auténtico

authentique

autèntic

autentico

echt

echt

authentiek

αυθεντικός

authentisch

gerçek

genuí

authenticus

véritable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/awˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ku/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)
Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
Proto-Indo-European *senh₂-der.
Ancient Greek *ἕντης (*héntēs)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek αὐθεντῐκός (authentĭkós)bor.
Medieval Latin authenticuslbor.
Portuguese autêntico
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).