juiz

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • juyz, joiz

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iūdicem. Cognate with Old Spanish juez, Old French juge.

Noun

juiz m (plural juizes)

  1. judge

Descendants
  • Galician: xuíz
  • Portuguese: juiz

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese juiz, from Latin iūdicem. Compare Galician xuíz.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒuˈis/ [ʒʊˈis], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒuˈiʃ/ [ʒʊˈiʃ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwiʃ/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: ju‧iz

Noun

juiz m or m or f by sense (plural juízes, feminine juíza, feminine plural juízas)

  1. judge
  2. referee (person who settles a dispute)
  3. (sports) referee, umpire
    Synonym: árbitro

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:juiz.

Derived terms

See also
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