sublevação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sublevātiōnem, from sublevō (“to support, to encourage”). By surface analysis, sublevar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ble.vaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.ble.vaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.blɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.βlɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.blɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.βlɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.blɨ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.βlɨ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: sub‧le‧va‧ção

Noun

sublevação f (plural sublevações)

1. sublevation; uprising; insurrection

   Synonyms: insurreição, revolta, motim, levante

2. (geology) uplift (tectonic upheaval)

Related terms

• sublevar