orfandade

Portuguese

Etymology

From órfão +‎ -dade.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʁ.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɔh.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʁ.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɔh.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɔɾ.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʁ.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɔχ.fɐ̃ˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɔɻ.fɐ̃ˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɔɾ.fɐ̃ˈda.dɨ/ [ˌɔɾ.fɐ̃ˈda.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
• Hyphenation: or‧fan‧da‧de

Noun

orfandade f (plural orfandades)

1. orphanhood
2. (figuratively) helplessness, abandonment
3. (figuratively) deprivation