louvor

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /low.ˈβoɾ/

Noun

louvor m

1. Alternative form of loor

Descendants

• Mirandese: lhoubor
• Portuguese: louvor

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese louvor, loor, corresponding to louvar (“to praise”) +‎ -or (“forms nouns indicating condition”), from Latin laudō (“to praise”), from laus (“praise, glory”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoʁ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈvoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoʁ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈvoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoɾ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈvoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoʁ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈvoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoɻ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈvoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvoɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lowˈboɾ/ [lowˈβoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /loˈvo.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: lou‧vor

Noun

louvor m (plural louvores)

1. (uncountable) praise; worship (especially of a religious entity)

   Synonyms: adoração, culto, exaltação, glorificação, veneração

2. a commendation; a praise

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:elogio, Thesaurus:elogio

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “commendation”): see Thesaurus:elogio

Derived terms

• com louvor

Related terms

• loa
• loar
• louva-a-deus
• louvação
• louvado
• louvador
• louvamento
• louvaminha
• louvaminhar
• louvaminheiro
• louvar
• louvável