todavia

See also: todavía

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese todavia (“always”), from Latin tota via (“always”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌto.daˈvi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌto.daˈvi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌto.dɐˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌto.ðɐˈvi.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌto.dɐˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌto.ðɐˈβi.ɐ]

Hyphenation: to‧da‧vi‧a

Adverb

todavia (not comparable)

in spite of what preceded; nevertheless
Synonyms: contudo, mas, no entanto, porém, se bobear

Further reading

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