nadador-salvador

Portuguese

Etymology

From nadador (“swimmer”) + salvador (“saviour”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.daˌdoʁ.saw.vaˈdoʁ/ [na.daˌdoh.saʊ̯.vaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.daˌdoʁ.saw.vaˈdoʁ/ [na.daˌdoh.saʊ̯.vaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /na.daˌdoɾ.saw.vaˈdoɾ/ [na.daˌdoɾ.saʊ̯.vaˈdoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /na.daˌdoʁ.saw.vaˈdoʁ/ [na.daˌdoχ.saʊ̯.vaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.daˌdoɻ.saw.vaˈdoɻ/ [na.daˌdoɻ.saʊ̯.vaˈdoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.dɐˌdoɾ.sal.vɐˈdoɾ/ [nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.vɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.dɐˌdoɾ.sal.vɐˈdoɾ/ [nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.vɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.dɐˌdoɾ.sal.bɐˈdoɾ/ [nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.βɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.dɐˌdo.ɾi.sal.vɐˈdo.ɾi/ [nɐ.ðɐˌðo.ɾi.saɫ.vɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: na‧da‧dor-‧sal‧va‧dor

Noun

nadador-salvador m (plural nadadores-salvadores, feminine nadadora-salvadora, feminine plural nadadoras-salvadoras)

1. (chiefly Portugal) lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)

   Synonyms: banheiro, salva-vidas