transitividade

Portuguese

Etymology

From transitivo (“transitive”) +‎ -idade (“-ity”), from Latin trānsitīvus (“transiting”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.zi.t͡ʃi.viˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.zi.t͡ʃi.viˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.zi.t͡ʃi.viˈda.de/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.zi.ti.viˈda.dɨ/ [tɾɐ̃.zi.ti.viˈða.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.zi.ti.viˈda.dɨ/ [tɾɐ̃.zi.ti.viˈða.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.zi.ti.biˈda.dɨ/ [tɾɐ̃.zi.ti.βiˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: tran‧si‧ti‧vi‧da‧de

Noun

transitividade f (plural transitividades)

1. (grammar) transitivity (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
2. the quality of what is temporary, ephemeral

   Synonyms: efemeridade, transitoriedade

3. the quality of being transitive (making a transit or passage)
4. (set theory) the quality of being transitive

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “grammatical transitivity”): intransitividade

Related terms

• transitar
• transitivamente
• transitivar
• transitivo
• trânsito