quaresma

Catalan

Alternative forms

• Quaresma

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin quadragēsima. Doublet of quadragèsima, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [kwəˈɾe̞z.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kwəˈɾəz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [kwəˈɾɛz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kwaˈɾez.ma]

Noun

quaresma f (plural quaresmes)

1. (Christianity) Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)

Derived terms

• quaresmal

Further reading

• “quaresma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Ido

Ido numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: quar     Ordinal: quaresma     Adverbial: quarfoye     Multiplier: quaropla     Fractional: quarima

Adjective

quaresma

1. fourth

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• coresma (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Spanish Cuaresma. Doublet of quadragésima, which was a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈɾɛz.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈɾɛz.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kwaˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/

• Homophone: Quaresma
• Hyphenation: qua‧res‧ma

Noun

quaresma f (plural quaresmas)

1. (Christianity) Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)

Derived terms

• flor-da-quaresma
• Quaresma

Related terms

• páscoa
• quadragésima
• quaresmal
• quaresmamente
• quaresmar
• quaresmeira

Descendants

• → Konkani: कोरेज्म (korejma)

Further reading

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