vigário-geral

Portuguese

Etymology

From vigário (“vicar”) +‎ geral (“general”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˌɡa.ɾi.u.ʒeˈɾaw/ [viˌɡa.ɾɪ.u.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒeˈɾaw/ [viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˌɡa.ɾi.u.ʒeˈɾaw/ [viˌɡa.ɾɪ.u.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒeˈɾaw/ [viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˌɡa.ɾi.o.ʒeˈɾaw/ [viˌɡa.ɾɪ.o.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /viˌɡa.ɾjo.ʒeˈɾaw/ [viˌɡa.ɾjo.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾal/ [viˌɣa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾal/ [viˌɣa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾaɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˌɡa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾal/ [biˌɣa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾa.li/ [viˌɣa.ɾju.ʒɨˈɾa.li]

• Hyphenation: vi‧gá‧ri‧o‧-ge‧ral

Noun

vigário-geral m (plural vigários-gerais)

1. (Catholicism) vicar general

Related terms

• superior-geral
• abade-geral
• custos-geral
• mestre-geral
• ministro-geral
• madre-geral
• prior-geral
• reitor-geral
• diretor-geral

Further reading

• “vigário-geral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “vigário-geral”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024