voto de Minerva

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Minerva's vote”, in reference to the episode in Greek mythology in which the goddess Athena (who corresponds to the Roman goddess Minerva) presides over the trial of Orestes.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu d͡ʒi miˈnɛʁ.vɐ/ [ˈvɔ.tu d͡ʒi miˈnɛɦ.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu d͡ʒi miˈnɛʁ.vɐ/ [ˈvɔ.tu d͡ʒi miˈnɛɦ.vɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu d͡ʒi miˈnɛɾ.vɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu d͡ʒi miˈnɛʁ.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.to de miˈnɛɻ.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu dɨ miˈnɛɾ.vɐ/ [ˈvɔ.tu ðɨ miˈnɛɾ.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu dɨ miˈnɛɾ.vɐ/ [ˈvɔ.tu ðɨ miˈnɛɾ.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tu dɨ miˈnɛɾ.bɐ/ [ˈbɔ.tu ðɨ miˈnɛɾ.βɐ]

Noun

voto de Minerva m (plural votos de Minerva)

1. casting vote

Further reading

• “voto de Minerva”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “voto de Minerva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024