dilúvio

See also: diluvio and diluvió

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dews-?
Proto-Indo-European *dus-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der.
Proto-Italic *lawō
Latin lavō
Latin dīluō
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin dīluviumlbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese dilúvio
Portuguese dilúvio

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dilúvio, from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈlu.vi.u/ [d͡ʒiˈlu.vɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiˈlu.vju/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈlu.vi.o/ [d͡ʒiˈlu.vɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiˈlu.vjo/
     

    • Rhymes: -uviu, -uvju
    • Hyphenation: di‧lú‧vi‧o

    Noun

    dilúvio m (plural dilúvios)

    1. deluge (great flood)
      Hypernym: enchente
    2. (by extension, colloquial) downpour

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