múnus

See also: Munus and munus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin munus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmũ.nus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmũ.nuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.nus/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.nuʃ/

Hyphenation: mú‧nus

Noun

múnus m (invariable)

(formal, law) burden, duty, obligation
Synonyms: fardo, dever, obrigação

Derived terms

múnus público

Further reading

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