# metafísica
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [mə.təˈfi.zi.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [me.taˈfi.zi.ka]
* Rhymes: -izika

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

#### Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)
* metaphysics

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

metafísica
* feminine singular of metafísic

#### Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísiques)
* female equivalent of metafísic

### Further reading

* “metafísica” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “metafísica” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “metafísic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “metafísic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

#### Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)
* metaphysics

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

metafísica
* feminine singular of metafísico

#### Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísicas)
* female equivalent of metafísico

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /me.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /me.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /me.taˈfi.zi.ka/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.ka/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨ.tɐˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.tɐˈfi.zi.kɐ/
* Rhymes: -izikɐ
* Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fí‧si‧ca

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

#### Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)
* metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

metafísica
* feminine singular of metafísico

#### Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísicas)
* female equivalent of metafísico

### Further reading

* “metafísica”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
* “metafísica”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
* “metafisica” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “metafísica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “metafísica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
* “metafísica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /metaˈfisika/ [me.t̪aˈfi.si.ka]
* Rhymes: -isika
* Syllabification: me‧ta‧fí‧si‧ca

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

#### Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)
* metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísicas)
* female equivalent of metafísico

#### Adjective

metafísica
* feminine singular of metafísico

### Further reading

* “metafísico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014