êxtase

See also: extase

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈes.ta.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈes.ta.zi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.ta.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈes.ta.ze/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈejʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈejʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -estazi, -ɐjʃtɐzɨ, -eʃtɐzɨ
• Hyphenation: êx‧ta‧se

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis), through Latin ecstasis.

Noun

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

1. ecstasy (state of mind in which the individual is dominated by emotions or senses, sometimes with a loss of awareness of the surrounding reality)

   Synonym: arrebatamento

Related terms

• extático

 

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis) and Latin ecstasis through English ecstasy.

Noun

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

1. ecstasy (drug consisting of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) which, consisting of a mixture of stimulants and hallucinogens, acts on the central nervous system, causing effects such as feelings of euphoria and loss of inhibition)

Further reading

• “êxtase” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “êxtase” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.