inveja

Portuguese

inveja

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ.ʒɐ/, /ĩˈvɐ(j).ʒɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈbɛ.ʒɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ.ʒɐ/

Hyphenation: in‧ve‧ja

Etymology 1

From an alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese enveja, from Latin invidia. Compare Galician envexa, Catalan and Occitan enveja and French envie. Doublet of invídia, a borrowing with the same meaning.

Noun

inveja f (plural invejas)

envy

Related terms

invejoso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

inveja

inflection of invejar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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