remanso

See also: Remanso

Latin

Participle

remānsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of remānsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin remānsum, supine of remaneo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɐ̃.su/ [heˈmɐ̃.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɐ̃.su/ [heˈmɐ̃.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɐ̃.su/ [χeˈmɐ̃.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɐ̃.so/ [heˈmɐ̃.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈmɐ̃.su/

• Hyphenation: re‧man‧so

Noun

remanso m (plural remansos)

1. tranquility, calmness

   Synonyms: tranquilidade, sossego, calma

2. quiet place
3. retreat, haven
4. backwater, still water (area of stagnant water)
5. (Bairrada) hability

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin remānsum, supine of remaneo.

Noun

remanso m (plural remansos)

1. backwater, still water (area of stagnant water)
2. quiet place
3. haven

Etymology 2

From re- +‎ manso.

Adjective

remanso (feminine remansa, masculine plural remansos, feminine plural remansas)

1. very tame

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

remanso

1. only used in me remanso, first-person singular present indicative of remansarse

Further reading

• “remanso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16