façanha
Portuguese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese façanna, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Spanish fazaña[1], of disputed origin. Suggested derivations include:
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana) with influence of facer (“to do”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana, “good deed”)[2]
- from a form of facer (“to do”)[3], specifically:
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Spanish faciana[4]
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *facinus[5]
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *facianea, reportedly attested as fazania[6]
Pronunciation
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Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: fa‧ça‧nha
Noun
façanha f (plural s)
- feat, achievement; deed (rare or difficult accomplishment)
- prowess (distinguished bravery or courage)
Synonyms
References
- ^ Template:R:Nascentes
- ^ Template:R:DRAE 2001
- ^ Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “façanha”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German)
- ^ Nascentes, citing the Diccionario de la lengua castellana por la Real Academia Española, 15th edition (1925)
- ^ Nascentes, citing Francisco Adolfo Coelho, Dicionário manual etimológico da língua portuguesa (1890)
- ^ Nascentes, citing A. A. Cortesão, Subsídios para um dicionário completo (histórico-etimológico) da língua portuguesa (1900)
Categories:
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Spanish
- Portuguese terms derived from Andalusian Arabic
- Portuguese terms derived from Arabic
- Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns