teimoso
Galician
Etymology
From teima (“obsession”) + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tei̯ˈmosʊ]
Adjective
teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “teimoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “teimoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “teimoso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tejˈmo.zu/ [teɪ̯ˈmo.zu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tejˈmo.zo/ [teɪ̯ˈmo.zo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐjˈmo.zu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tejˈmo.zu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /tejˈmo.zu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /teˈmo.zu/
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: tei‧mo‧so
Adjective
teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)
- stubborn
- obstinate (who does not easily change their opinion or attitude)
- insistent (who doesn't give up easily)
- resistant, prolonged, lasting (that remains despite setbacks or difficulties)
Noun
teimoso m (plural teimosos, feminine teimosa, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)
- a stubborn person
- roly-poly toy (doll that tends to always be upright because of a rounded weight at the bottom)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “teimoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “teimoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “teimoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026