pobreza

See also: pobrêza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pobreza, from pobre (“poor”) + -eza (“-ness; -ity”), from Latin pauper (“poor”), from *pavo-pars (“getting little”), from Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“smallness”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /poˈbɾeθa/ [poˈβ̞ɾe.θɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /poˈbɾesa/ [poˈβ̞ɾe.sɐ]

 
  • (standard) Rhymes: -eθa
  • (seseo) Rhymes: -esa

  • Hyphenation: po‧bre‧za

Noun

pobreza f (plural pobrezas)

  1. poverty
    Synonym: miseria
    Antonym: riqueza

References
  • “pobreza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pobreza” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pobreza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pobreza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pobreza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pobreza, from pobre (“poor”) + -eza (“-ness; -ity”), from Latin pauper (“poor”), from *pavo-pars (“getting little”), from Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“smallness”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈbɾe.zɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈbɾe.za/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puˈbɾe.zɐ/ [puˈβɾe.zɐ]

  • Audio (BR)(file)
  • Hyphenation: po‧bre‧za

Noun

pobreza f (plural pobrezas)

  1. (uncountable) poverty (quality or state of being poor)
    Synonyms: amargura, miséria, indigência, penúria, sofrimento
    Antonyms: abastança, fartura, fortuna, opulência, riqueza
  2. a lack; a deficiency
    Synonyms: carência, deficiência, escassez, falta
    Antonyms: abundância, excesso

Derived terms
  • pobreza extrema

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From pobre +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /poˈbɾeθa/ [poˈβ̞ɾe.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /poˈbɾesa/ [poˈβ̞ɾe.sa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: po‧bre‧za

Noun

pobreza f (plural pobrezas)

  1. poverty
    Synonym: (dated) pobredad
    Antonym: riqueza

Further reading
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