modéstia

See also: modestia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modestia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [moˈdɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [moˈdɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [moˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃi.a/ [moˈdɛs.t͡ʃɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /moˈdɛs.t͡ʃja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈdɛʃ.tjɐ/ [muˈðɛʃ.tjɐ]

Noun

modéstia f (plural modéstias)

1. modesty (the quality of being modest)

Related terms

• modesto

Further reading

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