servidão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese servidom, from earlier servidõe, servidũe, inherited from Latin servitūdinem, derived ultimately from servus (slave, servant). Doublet of servitude, a borrowing from Latin. Compare Galician servidume and Spanish servidumbre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁ.viˈdɐ̃w̃/ [seɦ.viˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾ.viˈdɐ̃w̃/ [seɾ.viˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁ.viˈdɐ̃w̃/ [seʁ.viˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻ.viˈdɐ̃w̃/ [seɻ.viˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾ.viˈdɐ̃w̃/ [sɨɾ.viˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: ser‧vi‧dão

Noun

servidão f (plural servidões)

  1. serfdom
  2. servitude
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