vontade

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese voontade (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from the Latin voluntās, voluntātis (“will; desire; disposition toward”). Cognate with Portuguese vontade and Spanish voluntad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bonˈtade/ [bon̪ˈt̪a.ð̞ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ade
• Hyphenation: von‧ta‧de

Noun

vontade f (plural vontades)

1. will; volition

   Synonyms: albedrío, arbitrio, gana

2. desire, wish

   Synonym: desexo

3. intention; purpose

   Synonym: intención

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “voontade”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “vontade”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “vontade”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vontade”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vontade”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vomtade (obsolete)
• võtade (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese voontade, from the Latin voluntās, voluntātis (“will; desire; disposition toward”). Cognate with Galician vontade and Spanish voluntad.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /võˈta.d͡ʒi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /võˈta.dɨ/ [võˈta.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /võˈta.dɨ/ [võˈta.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈta.dɨ/ [bõˈta.ðɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /võˈta.dɨ/

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
• Hyphenation: von‧ta‧de

Noun

vontade f (plural vontades, diminutive vontadinha)

1. will; the condition of feeling like or wanting something

   Casei-me com ele contra a minha vontade. ― I married him against my will.

   Estou com vontade de chorar. ― I feel like crying.

2. desire, wish

   Synonym: desejo

3. intention; purpose

   Synonym: intenção

Derived terms

• à vontade
• à vontadinha
• à-vontade
• andar com vontade
• boa vontade
• força de vontade
• pôr-se à vontade
• ter vontade
• vontadinha (diminutive)

Further reading

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