estimação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aestimātiōnem. By surface analysis, estimar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.ti.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: es‧ti‧ma‧ção

Noun

estimação f (plural estimações)

estimation (all senses)

Further reading

“estimação” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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