maravilha

See also: Maravilha

Galician

Noun

maravilha f (plural maravilhas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of marabilla

References

• “maravilha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈvi.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈvi.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈvi.ʎa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ʎɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ʎɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈbi.ʎɐ/ [mɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ʎɐ]

• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧vi‧lha

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese maravilha, from Latin mīrābilia, plural of mīrābilis (“wonderful”), from mīrus (“wonderful”).

Noun

maravilha f (plural maravilhas)

1. wonder; marvel (something that causes amazement or awe)

   Synonyms: assombro, (slang, Brazil) beleza, prodígio

2. four o’clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)

Derived terms

• às mil maravilhas
• oitava maravilha
• sete maravilhas

Related terms

• maravilhado
• maravilhador
• maravilhamento
• maravilhar
• maravilhoso

Further reading

• “maravilha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “maravilha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “maravilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maravilha

1. inflection of maravilhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative