condestável

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conestable, influenced by conde (“count”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.desˈta.vew/ [kõ.desˈta.veʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.deʃˈta.vew/ [kõ.deʃˈta.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.dɨʃˈta.vɛl/ [kõ.dɨʃˈta.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.dɨʃˈta.bɛl/ [kõ.dɨʃˈta.βɛɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
Hyphenation: con‧des‧tá‧vel

Noun

condestável m (plural condestáveis)

constable (officer of a noble court)

References

“condestável” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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