voltairiano

Portuguese

Etymology

From Voltaire + -iano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vow.taj.ɾiˈɐ̃.nu/ [voʊ̯.taɪ̯.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /vow.tajˈɾjɐ̃.nu/ [voʊ̯.taɪ̯ˈɾjɐ̃.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vow.taj.ɾiˈɐ̃.nu/ [voʊ̯.taɪ̯.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /vow.tajˈɾjɐ̃.nu/ [voʊ̯.taɪ̯ˈɾjɐ̃.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vow.taj.ɾiˈɐ.no/ [voʊ̯.taɪ̯.ɾɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /vow.tajˈɾjɐ.no/ [voʊ̯.taɪ̯ˈɾjɐ.no]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vol.tajˈɾjɐ.nu/ [voɫ.tajˈɾjɐ.nu], /vɔl.tajˈɾjɐ.nu/ [vɔɫ.tajˈɾjɐ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vol.tajˈɾjɐ.nu/ [voɫ.tajˈɾjɐ.nu], /vɔl.tajˈɾjɐ.nu/ [vɔɫ.tajˈɾjɐ.nu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bol.tajˈɾja.nu/ [boɫ.tajˈɾja.nu], /bɔl.tajˈɾja.nu/ [bɔɫ.tajˈɾja.nu]

• Hyphenation: vol‧tai‧ri‧a‧no

Adjective

voltairiano (feminine voltairiana, masculine plural voltairianos, feminine plural voltairianas)

1. (philosophy) Voltairian (related to Voltaire, 18th century French philosopher.)

Noun

voltairiano m (plural voltairianos, feminine voltairiana, feminine plural voltairianas)

1. (philosophy) Voltairian (follower of Voltaire or his philosophy.)

Related terms

• voltairianismo

Further reading

• “voltairiano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025