catarse

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʁ.si/ [kaˈtah.si]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɾ.si/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʁ.si/ [kaˈtaχ.si]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɻ.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʁ.se/ [kaˈtah.se]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈtaɾ.sɨ/

Hyphenation: ca‧tar‧se

Noun

catarse f (plural catarses)

catharsis

Further reading

“catarse”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“catarse”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

catarse

infinitive of catar combined with se

Venetan

Verb

catarse

reflexive of catar
(reflexive) to be located (at)