vertigem

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vertīginem (“dizziness”), from vertō (“to revolve”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [vehˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [vehˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /veɾˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [veɾˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʁˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [veχˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [veɻˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈti.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈti.ʒɐ̃j̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨɾˈti.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧gem

Noun

vertigem f (plural vertigens)

1. vertigo; dizziness (state of being dizzy)

   Synonyms: desorientação, tonteira, tontura, vágado

Derived terms

• vertigem objetiva
• vertigem subjetiva

Related terms

• vertiginar
• vertiginosamente
• vertiginosidade
• vertiginoso