insolência

See also: insolencia

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Latin soleō

Latin īnsolēns

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin īnsolentialbor.

Portuguese insolência

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsolentia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.soˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.suˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• Hyphenation: in‧so‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

insolência f (plural insolências)

1. insolence (arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude)

Related terms

• insolente

Further reading

• “insolência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026