assédio

See also: assedio and assediò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• assedio (pre-reform)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin absedium, from Classical Latin obsīdium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [aˈsɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsɛ.d͡ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [aˈsɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsɛ.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ [aˈsɛ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsɛ.d͡ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsɛ.dju/ [ɐˈsɛ.ðju]

• Hyphenation: as‧sé‧di‧o

Noun

assédio m (plural assédios)

1. assault
2. harassment
3. siege

   Synonyms: cerco, sítio

Derived terms

• assediar
• assédio moral
• assédio sexual

 

Further reading

• “assédio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024