ofertório

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin offertorium, ultimately from Latin offerō. Compare Catalan and Spanish ofertorio, Italian offertorio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [o.fehˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾju/ [o.fehˈtɔ.ɾju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [o.fehˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾju/ [o.fehˈtɔ.ɾju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /o.feɾˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [o.feɾˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.feɾˈtɔ.ɾju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [o.feχˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾju/ [o.feχˈtɔ.ɾju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.feɻˈtɔ.ɾi.o/ [o.feɻˈtɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /o.feɻˈtɔ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.fɨɾˈtɔ.ɾju/, /ˌɔ.fɨɾˈtɔ.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: o‧fer‧tó‧ri‧o

Noun

ofertório m (plural ofertórios)

1. (religion) offertory (part of the mass in which the priest offers the host and chalice)
2. (religion) offertory (act of offering any amount for the worship or suffrage of the souls of the deceased)
3. offering, gift

Related terms

• oferenda

Further reading

• “ofertório” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.