covardia
See also: covardía
Catalan
Pronunciation
Further reading
- “covardia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “covardia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “covardia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “covardia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese covardia, from covarda, from Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“tail”) + -ard (“pejorative agent noun”); coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.vaʁˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ko.vaɦˈd͡ʒi.ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.vaɾˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.vaʁˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.vaɻˈd͡ʒi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.vɐɾˈdi.ɐ/ [ku.vɐɾˈði.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.bɐɾˈdi.ɐ/ [ku.βɐɾˈði.ɐ]
Noun
covardia f (uncountable)
- cowardice (the lack of courage)
- Synonyms: medo, pusilanimidade
- Antonym: coragem
Related terms
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