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zeura

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzew.ɾɐ/ [ˈzeʊ̯.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzew.ɾa/ [ˈzeʊ̯.ɾa]

  • Hyphenation: zeu‧ra

Noun

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zeura f (plural zeuras)

  1. (obsolete) cedilla
    Synonym: cedilha
    • 1595, José de Anchieta, “Annotações, na Conjugação” (chapter VII), in Arte de grammatica da lingoa mais vſada na coſta do Braſil, Coimbra: Antonio de Mariz, page 21:
      Exemplos dos que tem, ç. com zeura que ſe ha de mudar em, r.
      Examples of those that have ç with a cedilla that ought to change into r.
    • 1620, Luís Figueira, Manoel da Silva, “Segvnda conivgaçam geral dos verbos, que começaõ per pronome, Xe”, in Arte da lingva brasilica, Lisbon, page 20:
      Exceituãoſe porém desta regra os verbos, que depois do pronome Xe, tiuerẽ a letra R, immediatamente, a qual letra R, ſe muda em ç, com zeura na terceira peſſoa […]
      An exception to this rule are the verbs that, immediately after the pronoun Xe, have the letter R, which changes to ç, with a cedilla, in the third person […]
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