potestade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin potestātem. Cf. also the archaic form podestade.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.tesˈta.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.tesˈta.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /po.teʃˈta.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.tesˈta.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.tɨʃˈta.dɨ/ [pu.tɨʃˈta.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: po‧tes‧ta‧de

Noun

potestade f (plural potestades)

1. power; authority
2. (biblical) power (fourth level of angels)

Synonyms

• (power): poder

Related terms

• potência