dádiva

See also: dadiva

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dadiva, from Latin datīva, plural of datīvum. The shift in stress is possibly due to the influence of dēbita (“debt”), from the tendency of learned words having stress on their first syllable, or from the reinterpretation of the word as dado (“given”) with a suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ði.vɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈda.d͡ʒi.vɐ/
• Hyphenation: dá‧di‧va

Noun

dádiva f (plural dádivas)

1. gift (something given without charge as a gesture of good will)

   Synonym: presente (but see usage notes)

2. blessing (a very favourable circumstance, occurrence or object)

   Synonym: bênção

Usage notes

In the sense of “gift”, dádiva is more often used for abstract or symbolic gifts, whereas presente is more often used for physical objects.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin datīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdadiba/ [ˈd̪a.ð̞i.β̞a]

Noun

dádiva m (plural dádivas)

1. gift, donation, handout

Synonyms

• obsequio
• presente
• regalo