raiva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

reiva (Brazil, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese raiva, from earlier ravia, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs. Compare Galician and Spanish rabia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈhaɪ̯.vɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈχaɪ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.va/ [ˈhaɪ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.bɐ/ [ˈʁaj.βɐ]

Hyphenation: rai‧va

Noun

raiva f (plural raivas)

anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:raiva
rabies (viral disease)

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