virtude

Galician

Alternative forms

• virtú

Etymology

Since the 13th century. From a semi-learned alteration of From Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem, accusative singular of virtūs (“manliness; virtue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biɾˈtuðɪ], [biɾˈtu]

Noun

virtude f (plural virtudes)

1. virtue, quality

   Synonym: propiedade

2. virtue (excellence in morals)
3. (archaic) miracle, divine intervention

References

• “vertude” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “virtude” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “virtude” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “virtude” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From a semi-learned alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem (“manliness; virtue”), from vir (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viʁˈtu.d͡ʒi/ [vihˈtu.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viʁˈtu.d͡ʒi/ [vihˈtu.d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /viɾˈtu.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viʁˈtu.d͡ʒi/ [viχˈtu.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viɻˈtu.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viɾˈtu.d(ɨ)/ [viɾˈtu.ð(ɨ)]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ
• Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧de

Noun

virtude f (plural virtudes)

1. (uncountable) virtue (excellence in morals)
2. (philosophy, theology) virtue (each of several qualities held to be particularly important)
3. (angelology) virtue (angelic creature of the second sphere)

Coordinate terms

• (angelic creature): anjo, arcanjo, dominação, potestade, principado, querubim, serafim, trono

Derived terms

Derived terms

• em virtude de
• virtude cardeal
• virtude cardinal
• virtude teologal

Related terms

• virtuosamente
• virtuose
• virtuosidade
• virtuosismo
• virtuosista
• virtuosístico
• virtuoso