silêncio

See also: silencio and silenció

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin silentium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese seenço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈlẽ.si.u/ [siˈlẽ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlẽ.sju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈlẽ.si.u/ [siˈlẽ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlẽ.sju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈlẽ.si.o/ [siˈlẽ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlẽ.sjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈlẽ.sju/

• Hyphenation: si‧lên‧ci‧o

Noun

silêncio m (plural silêncios)

1. silence (the lack of any sound)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:silêncio.