único

See also: unico

Asturian

Adjective

único

1. neuter of únicu

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunikʊ/

Adjective

único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)

1. unique
2. only

Related terms

• un

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• unico (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.ni.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.ni.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni.ku/

• Hyphenation: ú‧ni‧co

Adjective

único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)

1. unique
2. only

   um único filho

   an only son

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:único.

Derived terms

• unicamente

Related terms

• um, uno

Further reading

• “único”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuniko/ [ˈu.ni.ko]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -uniko
• Syllabification: ú‧ni‧co

Adjective

único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)

1. only; single; sole

   (de) talla única ― one-size-fits-all

   lo único ― the only thing

   el único sobreviviente ― the sole survivor

2. unique, one-of-a-kind

   único en su clase/especie/género ― one of a kind

3. solitary, alone, only one(s)

Derived terms

• hijo único
• moneda única
• únicamente
• unicidad
• único y detergente

 

Related terms

• uno

 

Further reading

• “único”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28