água-viva

See also: aguaviva

Portuguese

FWOTD – 17 June 2018

Etymology

Literally, “living water”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡwɐˈvi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡwɐˈvi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡwaˈvi.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡwɐˈvi.vɐ/ [ˌa.ɣwɐˈvi.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡwɐˈvi.vɐ/ [ˌa.ɣwɐˈvi.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡwɐˈbi.bɐ/ [ˌa.ɣwɐˈβi.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: á‧gua‧-vi‧va

Noun

água-viva f (plural águas-vivas)

1. (Brazil) jellyfish (free-swimming, umbrella-shaped cnidarian)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) alforreca, medusa, água-má

   • 2007, Gracia Helena Anacleto, Fundo do mar: aventuras submarinas, Editora DCL, page 12:

     A água-viva mais perigosa do mundo é a vespa-do-mar.

     The world’s most dangerous jellyfish is the sea wasp.

Further reading

• “água-viva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “água-viva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “água-viva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025