penitenciário

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, penitência +‎ -ário. Compare French pénitentiaire.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.u/ [pe.ni.tẽ.sɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.o/ [pe.ni.tẽ.sɪˈa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾju/

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧ci‧á‧ri‧o

Adjective

penitenciário (feminine penitenciária, masculine plural penitenciários, feminine plural penitenciárias)

  1. (religion) penitentiary, penitential (relating to penitence)
  2. penitentiary (relating to criminal punishment)
  3. penitentiary (relating to the prison system)

Noun

penitenciário m (plural penitenciários)

  1. (religion) penitentiary (Roman Catholic priest who administers the sacrament of penance)
  2. individual in a prison

Derived terms

  • penitenciário-mor

Further reading

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