galardão

galardão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese galardon, gualardon, cognate with Spanish galardón; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”) + *launą (“reward”), literally "back-payment".[1] Compare Old French guerdon, Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.laʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.laɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.laʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.laɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡa.laɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.laɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡa.laʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.laʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.laɻˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.laɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.lɐɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡɐ.lɐɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: ga‧lar‧dão

Noun

galardão m (plural galardões)

1. reward
2. prize

References

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “galardón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos