raiva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• reiva (Brazil, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese raiva, from earlier ravia, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs. Compare Galician and Spanish rabia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈhaɪ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈhaɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈχaɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.va/ [ˈhaɪ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.bɐ/ [ˈʁaj.βɐ]

• Audio (Southeast Brazil):

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• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ajvɐ
• Hyphenation: rai‧va

Noun

raiva f (plural raivas)

1. anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:raiva

2. rabies (viral disease)

Derived terms

• enraivecer
• não sei, não quero saber e tenho raiva de quem sabe
• rabiar
• raivar
• raivinha
• raivoso

Further reading

• “raiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “raiva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “raiva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “raiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026