-latria
Portuguese, suffix/laˈtɾi.ɐ/
-latria is spelled L-A-T-R-I-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese, the 183,862nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -latria is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “-latry (worship or obsession with)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relacionado a adoração”.
What does -latria mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminine-latry (worship or obsession with)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. relacionado a adoração
noun: 1. veneração a Deus 2. amor excessivo, idolatria
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.
How do you pronounce -latria?
- Brazil /laˈtɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /lɐˈtɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -latria in Portuguese?
-latria appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).