sentença

Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese sentença, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sententia (“opinion; sentence”), from sēntiō (“I feel, I perceive”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sa/, /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧ça

Noun

sentença f (plural s)

1. (law) sentence (decision of a jury)
2. quote; proverb; maxim (a wise or classic saying)
3. (obsolete, grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)

Synonyms

• (decision of a jury): decisão, deliberação, julgamento, veredito
• (proverb): See Thesaurus:provérbio
• (grammatically complete series of words): oração

Related terms

• sentenciação
• sentenciado
• sentenciador
• sentencial

• sentenciamento
• sentenciar
• sentenciosamente
• sentencioso