dessurdo
Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + surdo (“deaf”), literally “undeaf”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsuʁ.du/ [deˈsuɦ.du]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /deˈsuɾ.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deˈsuʁ.du/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /deˈsuɻ.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsuʁ.do/ [deˈsuɦ.do]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈsuɾ.du/ [dɨˈsuɾ.ðu]
Adjective
dessurdo (feminine dessurda, masculine plural dessurdos, feminine plural dessurdas)
- hearing (able to hear, not deaf)
Further reading
- “dessurdo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “dessurdo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026