todavia

See also: todavía

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese todavia (“always”), from Latin tota via (“always”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌto.daˈvi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌto.daˈvi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌto.daˈvi.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌto.dɐˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌto.ðɐˈvi.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌto.dɐˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌto.ðɐˈvi.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌto.dɐˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌto.ðɐˈβi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: to‧da‧vi‧a

Adverb

todavia (not comparable)

1. in spite of what preceded; nevertheless

   Synonyms: contudo, mas, no entanto, porém, se bobear

Further reading

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