deveras

See also: Deveras, deverás, and de veras

Galician

Verb

deveras

(reintegrationist norm) second-person singular pluperfect indicative of dever

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From de + Latin veras. Compare Spanish de veras.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈvɛ.ɾɐs/, /d͡ʒiˈvɛ.ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deˈvɛ.ɾɐʃ/, /d͡ʒiˈvɛ.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈvɛ.ɾas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈvɛ.ɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈbɛ.ɾɐʃ/ [dɨˈβɛ.ɾɐʃ]

Hyphenation: de‧ve‧ras

Adverb

deveras (not comparable)

rather (degree)
indeed (as in "yes, indeed")
Synonyms: de facto, verdadeiramente

Descendants

Macanese: divera

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈve.ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deˈve.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈve.ɾas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈve.ɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈbe.ɾɐʃ/ [dɨˈβe.ɾɐʃ]

Hyphenation: de‧ve‧ras

Verb

deveras

second-person singular pluperfect indicative of dever

Further reading

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