estrutura

Galician

Etymology

From Latin structūra (“adjustment”), from struō (“I construct”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to spread”).

Noun

estrutura f (plural estruturas)

1. structure

Related terms

• estrutural
• estruturar

Further reading

• “estrutura” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tɾu.ˈtu.ɾɐ/, /ʃtɾu.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.tɾu.ˈtu.ɾɐ/, /is.tɾu.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧tru‧tu‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin structūra (“adjustment”), from struō (“I construct”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to spread”).

Noun

estrutura f (plural estruturas)

1. structure (a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts)
2. structure (underlying shape of a solid)
3. structure (overall form or organization of something)
4. framework (arrangement of support beams)

Alternative forms

• estructura (obsolete)

Derived terms

• estruturazinha (diminutive)

Related terms

• estruturação
• estruturado
• estruturador
• estrutural

• estruturalismo
• estruturalista
• estruturamento
• estruturar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

estrutura

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of estruturar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of estruturar

Further reading

• “estrutura” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.