pênalti

See also: penalti

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• penálti (European)

Etymology

Borrowed from English penalty, from Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, comprising *kʷey- + *-néh₂.

Doublet of penalidade, penal, and pena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.naw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈpẽ.naʊ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.naw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈpẽ.naʊ̯.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.naw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈpe.naʊ̯.t͡ʃi]

Noun

pênalti m (plural pênaltis) (Brazilian spelling)

1. (sports) penalty