celeridade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin celeritātem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.le.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.le.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.le.ɾiˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɨ.ɾiˈda.dɨ/ [sɨ.lɨ.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: ce‧le‧ri‧da‧de

Noun

celeridade f (plural celeridades)

1. (poetic or formal) celerity; speed; quickness

   Synonyms: velocidade, rapidez

2. (oceanography) celerity (speed of individual waves)

Related terms

• célere