sociedade

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin societās, societātem (“society, community”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /sɔθjɛˈdade/ [s̺ɔ.θjɛˈð̞a.ð̞ɪ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /sɔsjɛˈdade/ [sɔ.sjɛˈð̞a.ð̞ɪ]

  • Rhymes: -ade
  • Hyphenation: so‧cie‧da‧de

Noun

sociedade f (plural sociedades)

  1. society, civilization (as a whole)
  2. organization, group sharing a common goal or interest

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin societātem (“society, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.si.eˈda.d͡ʒi/ [so.sɪ.eˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /so.sjeˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /so.si.eˈda.de/ [so.sɪ.eˈda.de], (faster pronunciation) /so.sjeˈda.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.sjɛˈda.dɨ/ [su.sjɛˈða.ðɨ]

  • Hyphenation: so‧ci‧e‧da‧de

Noun

sociedade f (plural sociedades)

  1. society (group of people sharing culture)
    Synonym: comunidade
  2. society (group of persons who meet to engage in a common interest)
    Synonyms: associação, comunidade
  3. (uncountable) society (people of one’s country or community taken as a whole)
  4. (business) partnership (association of two or more people to conduct a business)

Derived terms
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