paulatinamente

Portuguese

Etymology

From paulatina +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.laˌt͡ʃĩ.naˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [paʊ̯.laˌt͡ʃĩ.naˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.laˌt͡ʃĩ.naˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [paʊ̯.laˌt͡ʃĩ.naˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paw.laˌt͡ʃi.naˈmẽ.te/ [paʊ̯.laˌt͡ʃi.naˈmẽ.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /paw.lɐˌti.nɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pau‧la‧ti‧na‧men‧te

Adverb

paulatinamente

1. gradually, slowly

   Synonyms: gradualmente, gradativamente, lentamente, devagar

Further reading

• “paulatinamente”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “paulatinamente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From paulatino +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paulaˌtinaˈmente/ [pau̯.laˌt̪i.naˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pau‧la‧ti‧na‧men‧te

Adverb

paulatinamente

1. gradually, slowly

   Synonym: gradualmente

   • 2020 September 22, “Sanidad suma 241 muertes por coronavirus en un solo día, la cifra más alta de la segunda ola”, in El País‎^[1]:

     También va creciendo paulatinamente la ocupación hospitalaria: el 9,6% de las camas están ocupadas por pacientes de coronavirus.

     Hospital occupancy is gradually increasing as well: 9,6% of beds are occupied by coronavirus patients.

Further reading

• “paulatinamente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10