eletricidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• electricidade (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ēlectricitātem, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.tɾi.siˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.tɾi.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.tɾi.siˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɛ.tɾɨ.siˈda.dɨ/ [i.lɛ.tɾɨ.siˈða.ðɨ], /i.lɛ.tɾi.siˈda.dɨ/ [i.lɛ.tɾi.siˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: e‧le‧tri‧ci‧da‧de

Noun

eletricidade f (plural eletricidades)

1. electricity

   Synonyms: corrente alternada, corrente, energia, força