verdade

verdade

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese verdade, from Latin vēritātem, accusative singular of vēritās (truth).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /beɾˈdade/ [beɾˈð̞a.ð̞ɪ]
    • Rhymes: -ade
    • Hyphenation: ver‧da‧de

    Noun

    verdade f (plural verdades)

    1. truth
      Antonym: falsidade

    References

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verdade, from Latin vēritātem (truth).

      Pronunciation

       
       

      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /veɹ.ˈda.di/, /veɹ.ˈda.d͡ʒi/
      • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /vɛx.ˈda.di/
      • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
      • Audio (Brazil (Brasília)):(file)
      • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
      • Hyphenation: ver‧da‧de

      Noun

      verdade f (plural verdades)

      1. (uncountable) truth (conformity to fact or reality)
        Synonyms: autenticidade, exatidão, realidade, veracidade
        Antonyms: falsidade, inautenticidade
      2. (uncountable) truth (true facts)
      3. a true statement or fact
        Synonym: facto
        Antonyms: mentira, patranha, peta, lorota, balela
      4. (archaic) truthfulness; honesty (the quality of being truthful, honest)
        • 1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam, page IV:
          (natural da villa de Montemor o velho, muito conhecido por nobre & de ſingular engenho, memoria, & verdade)
          (from the village of Montemor-o-Velho, well known for his nobleness and of a singular ingenuity, memory and truthfulness)

      Derived terms

      Interjection

      verdade!

      1. true, exactly, indeed (expressing agreement)

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