aleijamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From aleijar (“to cripple”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.le(j).ʒaˈmẽ.tu/ [a.le(ɪ̯).ʒaˈmẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.le(j).ʒaˈmẽ.tu/ [a.le(ɪ̯).ʒaˈmẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.le(j).ʒaˈmẽ.to/ [a.le(ɪ̯).ʒaˈmẽ.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐj.ʒɐˈmẽ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐj.ʒɐˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lej.ʒɐˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lej.ʒɐˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.le.ʒɐˈmẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧lei‧ja‧men‧to

Noun

aleijamento m (plural aleijamentos)

1. an instance of crippling someone

Related terms

• aleijado
• aleijador
• aleijão
• aleijar
• lesionar