teimoso

Galician

Etymology

From teima (“obsession”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tei̯ˈmosʊ]

Adjective

teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas)

1. obstinate, stubborn

   Synonyms: porfiado, teimudo

References

• “teimoso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “teimoso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “teimoso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From teima +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tejˈmo.zu/ [teɪ̯ˈmo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tejˈmo.zu/ [teɪ̯ˈmo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tejˈmo.zo/ [teɪ̯ˈmo.zo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐjˈmo.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐjˈmo.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tejˈmo.zu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tejˈmo.zu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /teˈmo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: tei‧mo‧so

Adjective

teimoso (feminine teimosa, masculine plural teimosos, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)

1. stubborn
2. obstinate (who does not easily change their opinion or attitude)
3. insistent (who doesn't give up easily)
4. resistant, prolonged, lasting (that remains despite setbacks or difficulties)

Noun

teimoso m (plural teimosos, feminine teimosa, feminine plural teimosas, metaphonic)

1. a stubborn person
2. roly-poly toy (doll that tends to always be upright because of a rounded weight at the bottom)

Derived terms

• teimosamente

 

Further reading

• “teimoso” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “teimoso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.