adversidade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adversitātem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ [a.d͡ʒi.veh.siˈda.d͡ʒi], /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ad͡ʒ.veh.siˈda.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ [a.d͡ʒi.veh.siˈda.d͡ʒi], /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ad͡ʒ.veh.siˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veɾ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/, /ad͡ʒ.veɾ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ [a.d͡ʒi.veχ.siˈda.d͡ʒi], /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ad͡ʒ.veχ.siˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.veɻ.siˈda.de/, /a.d͡ʒi.veɻ.siˈda.de/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dvɨɾ.siˈda.dɨ/ [ɐ.ðvɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dvɨɾ.siˈda.dɨ/ [ɐ.ðvɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dbɨɾ.siˈda.dɨ/ [ɐ.ðβɨɾ.siˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: ad‧ver‧si‧da‧de

Noun

adversidade f (plural adversidades)

1. (uncountable) adversity (state of being adverse)
2. adversity (an adverse event)

   Synonym: infortúnio

Related terms

• adverso

 

Further reading

• “adversidade”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024