testemunha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tes.teˈmũ.ɲɐ/ [tes.teˈmũ.j̃ɐ], /t͡ʃis.t͡ʃiˈmũ.ɲɐ/ [t͡ʃis.t͡ʃiˈmũ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tes.teˈmũ.ɲɐ/ [tes.teˈmũ.j̃ɐ], /t͡ʃis.t͡ʃiˈmũ.ɲɐ/ [t͡ʃis.t͡ʃiˈmũ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʃ.teˈmũ.ɲɐ/ [teʃ.teˈmũ.j̃ɐ], /t͡ʃiʃ.t͡ʃiˈmũ.ɲɐ/ [t͡ʃiʃ.t͡ʃiˈmũ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tes.teˈmu.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨʃ.tɨˈmu.ɲɐ/

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũɲɐ, (Portugal) -uɲɐ
• Hyphenation: tes‧te‧mu‧nha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from testemunhar.

Noun

testemunha f (plural testemunhas)

1. witness (one who sees or has personal knowledge of something)

   Ele era a única testemunha do acidente.

   He was the only witness of the accident.

2. (law) witness (someone called to give evidence in a court)

Derived terms

• testemunha de Jeová
• testemunha ocular

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: tistimunha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

testemunha

1. inflection of testemunhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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