Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) benediction, blessing
- (feminine) grace
Concepts
Opposite of
maldição
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbẽ.sɐ̃w̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon, from beençon (which yielded benção), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictiōnem (“blessing; benediction”), from benedictus, from Latin benedīcō. The plural in -ãos was formed by analogy with other paroxytones in -ão. Doublet of bendição, a later semi-learned borrowing.
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