surdo

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin surdus.

Adjective

surdo

  1. deaf

Latin

Adjective

surdō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of surdus

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsuʁ.du/ [ˈsuɦ.du]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsuɾ.du/ [ˈsuɾ.ðu]

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese sordo, from Latin surdus, from the Proto-Indo-European root *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

Adjective

surdo (feminine surda, masculine plural surdos, feminine plural surdas, comparable, comparative mais surdo, superlative o mais surdo or surdíssimo)

  1. deaf (unable to hear)
  2. (of a sound) faint, muffled
  3. deaf (unwilling to listen or be persuaded)
  4. (phonetics) voiceless, unvoiced (spoken without vibration of the vocal cords)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

surdo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of surdir

Further reading
  • “surdo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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