calamidade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calamitātem.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.la.miˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.la.miˈda.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.lɐ.miˈda.d(ɨ)/ [kɐ.lɐ.miˈða.ð(ɨ)]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mi‧da‧de

Noun

calamidade f (plural calamidades)

  1. calamity (event resulting in great loss)
  2. calamity (distress that results from some disaster)

References
  1. “calamidade” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “calamidade” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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