ameaça

See also: amẽaça

Galician

Verb

ameaça

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ameaçar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.meˈa.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.meˈa.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.meˈa.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmja.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -asɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧a‧ça

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese amẽaça, mẽaça, from Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).

Noun

ameaça f (plural ameaças)

1. threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)

   Suas ameaças não me dão medo!

   Your threats don't scare me!

2. threat; menace (person or object that is regarded as a danger)
3. (figurative) an indication that something bad may occur

   Synonym: ameaço

   O trovão foi uma ameaça de tempestade.

   The thunder indicated a storm.

Derived terms

• ameaçar
• ameaçazinha (diminutive)

Related terms

• ameaçadamente
• ameaçado
• ameaçador
• ameaçante
• ameaçar
• ameaçativo
• ameaço
• minaz

Etymology 2

Verb

ameaça

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