homenagem
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- menagem (dated)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese omenage, from Old Occitan homenatge, from Vulgar 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/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.mɨˈna.ʒẽj̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.mɨˈna.ʒẽj̃/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.mẽ.ˈna.ʒẽj̃/
- Hyphenation: ho‧me‧na‧gem
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Noun
homenagem f (plural homenagens)
- (historical) homage (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord)
- homage (demonstration of respect)
- Synonyms: preito, tributo, reverência
Derived terms
- homenagear