façanha

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese façanna, from Old Spanish fazaña,^[1] of disputed origin. Suggested derivations include:

Andalusian Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana) with influence of facer (“to do”), from Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana, “good deed”)^[2]
from a form of facer (“to do”),^[3] specifically:
- Old Spanish faciana^[4]
- Vulgar Latin *facinus^[5]
- Vulgar Latin *facianea, reportedly attested as fazania^[6]

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈsɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [faˈsɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈsɐ.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈsɐ.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈsa.ɲɐ/

Audio (Brazil) (file)
Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
Hyphenation: fa‧ça‧nha

Noun edit

façanha f (plural façanhas)

feat, achievement; deed (rare or difficult accomplishment)
Synonyms: feito, proeza
prowess (distinguished bravery or courage)
Synonym: proeza

References edit

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^{The template Template:R:pt:Nascentes does not use the parameter(s): print=2
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^ “hazaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
^ Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “façanha”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German)
^ Nascentes, citing the Diccionario de la lengua castellana por la Real Academia Española, 15^th edition (1925)
^ Nascentes, citing Francisco Adolfo Coelho, Dicionário manual etimológico da língua portuguesa (1890)
^ Nascentes, citing A. A. Cortesão, Subsídios para um dicionário completo (histórico-etimológico) da língua portuguesa (1900)

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