excelência

See also: excelencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• exª (abbreviation)
• excellencia (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin excellentia (“excellence”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.a/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ɐj.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ɐj.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ej.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /e.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

excelência f (uncountable)

1. excellence (the quality of being excellent)

   Synonyms: superioridade, prefeição, bondade

Derived terms

• vossa excelência

Related terms

• excelente
• excelentíssimo
• exceler
• excelsitude
• excelso