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altaico

Portuguese, adjective/awˈtaj.ku/

altaico is spelled A-L-T-A-I-C-O (7 letters). Altaico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “Altaic (pertaining to the Altaic language family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a região das montanhas Altai ou aos povos que a habitam”.

What does altaico mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Altaic (pertaining to the Altaic language family)

  2. 2

    Altaian (relating to the Altai)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a região das montanhas Altai ou aos povos que a habitam

noun: 1. o natural ou habitante das montanhas Altai, cordilheira da Ásia Central que ocupa territórios da Rússia, China, Mongólia e Cazaquistão 2. conjunto de aproximadamente 60 línguas, que se estendem dos Bálcãs ao Nordeste da China e o Japão, e que constituem, supostamente, uma família linguística na qual se identificam três grupos principais: turcomano, mongólico e tungúsico

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of altaico

  • altaica feminine
  • altaicos masculine plural
  • altaicas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce altaico?

  • Brazil /awˈtaj.ku/
  • Brazil [aʊ̯ˈtaɪ̯.ku]
  • Portugal /alˈtaj.ku/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to altaico

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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