modéstia

See also: modestia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modestia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [moˈdɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [moˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃi.a/ [moˈdɛs.t͡ʃɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈdɛʃ.tjɐ/ [muˈðɛʃ.tjɐ]

Noun

modéstia f (plural modéstias)

modesty (the quality of being modest)

Related terms

modesto

Further reading

“modéstia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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