batalha

See also: Batalha

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan batalha, from Late Latin battālia. From the 12th century.

Pronunciation

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Noun

batalha f (plural batalhas)

1. battle

Derived terms

• batalhar

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fencing, fighting practice”), from Latin battuō (“to strike”).

Noun

batalha f (oblique plural batalhas, nominative singular batalha, nominative plural batalhas)

1. battle

Descendants

• Occitan: batalha
• → Old Spanish: batalla (or from Old French)
  • Ladino: batalya
  • Spanish: batalla

Portuguese

batalha

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈta.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈta.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈta.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈta.ʎɐ/

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• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈta.ja/
• Homophone: Batalha
• Rhymes: -aʎɐ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧lha

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese batalla, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”), from Gaulish.

Noun

batalha f (plural batalhas)

1. battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)

   Synonyms: peleja, combate, luta, confronto

Derived terms

• batalhar

Related terms

• batalhão
• bater

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

batalha

1. inflection of batalhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “batalha” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “batalha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.