homenagem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese omenage, from Old Occitan homenatge, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.meˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [o.meˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.mɨˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.mẽ.ˈna.ʒẽj̃/
  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: ho‧me‧na‧gem
  • Audio(file)

Noun

homenagem f (plural homenagens)

  1. (historical) homage (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord)
  2. homage (demonstration of respect)
    Synonyms: preito, tributo, reverência

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.