provérbio

See also: proverbio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prōverbium (“proverb”), from prō (“forth”) + verbum (“word”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.u/ [pɾoˈvɛɦ.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bju/ [pɾoˈvɛɦ.bju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.u/ [pɾoˈvɛɦ.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bju/ [pɾoˈvɛɦ.bju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɛɾ.bi.u/ [pɾoˈvɛɾ.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛɾ.bju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.u/ [pɾoˈvɛʁ.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bju/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɛɻ.bi.u/ [pɾoˈvɛɻ.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛɻ.bju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.o/ [pɾoˈvɛɦ.bɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bjo/ [pɾoˈvɛɦ.bjo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvɛɾ.bju/ [pɾuˈvɛɾ.βju]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvɛɾ.bju/ [pɾuˈvɛɾ.βju]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈbɛɾ.bju/ [pɾuˈβɛɾ.βju]

• Hyphenation: pro‧vér‧bi‧o

Noun

provérbio m (plural provérbios)

1. maxim; proverb, adage (phrase expressing a basic truth)

   Synonyms: adágio, ditado popular; see also Thesaurus:provérbio

2. (biblical) a maxim in the Book of Proverbs

Related terms

• proverbial
• proverbialidade
• proverbializar
• proverbialmente
• proverbiar

Further reading

• “provérbio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “provérbio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026