sublevação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sublevātiōnem, from sublevō (“to support, to encourage”). By surface analysis, sublevar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ble.vaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.ble.vaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.blɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.βlɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.blɨ.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.βlɨ.βɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: sub‧le‧va‧ção

Noun

sublevação f (plural sublevações)

sublevation; uprising; insurrection
Synonyms: insurreição, revolta, motim, levante
(geology) uplift (tectonic upheaval)

Related terms

sublevar

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