deveras
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish de veras (“truly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈbeɾas/, [d̪eˈbe.ɾas]
- Hyphenation: de‧ve‧ras
Adjective
deveras
- (Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) true
- Synonyms: (Caviteño) verdai, (Ternateño) verdadi
Galician
Verb
deveras
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular pluperfect indicative of dever
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From de + Latin veras. Compare Spanish de veras.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈvɛ.ɾɐs/, /d͡ʒiˈvɛ.ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deˈvɛ.ɾɐʃ/, /d͡ʒiˈvɛ.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈvɛ.ɾas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈvɛ.ɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈbɛ.ɾɐʃ/ [dɨˈβɛ.ɾɐʃ]
- Hyphenation: de‧ve‧ras
Adverb
deveras (not comparable)
- rather (degree)
- indeed (as in "yes, indeed")
- Synonyms: de facto, verdadeiramente
Descendants
- Macanese: divera
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈve.ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deˈve.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈve.ɾas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈve.ɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈbe.ɾɐʃ/ [dɨˈβe.ɾɐʃ]
- Hyphenation: de‧ve‧ras
Verb
deveras
- second-person singular pluperfect indicative of dever
Further reading
- “deveras”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “deveras”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026