natureza-morta
See also: natureza morta
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “dead nature”. Possibly a calque of French nature morte (“still life”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /na.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔʁ.tɐ/ [na.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔh.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /na.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔɾ.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /na.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔʁ.tɐ/ [na.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔχ.tɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /na.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔɻ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /na.tuˌɾe.zaˈmɔʁ.ta/ [na.tuˌɾe.zaˈmɔh.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.tuˌɾe.zɐˈmɔɾ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: na‧tu‧re‧za‧mor‧ta
Noun
natureza-morta f (plural naturezas-mortas)
- (art) still life (work of art)
Further reading
- “natureza-morta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “natureza-morta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026