bênção
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- benção (rare)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese bẽeiçon, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictiōnem, accusative singular of benedictiō (“blessing; benediction”), from benedictus, from Latin benedīcō. The plural in -ãos was formed by analogy with other paroxytones in -ão; the etymologically correct plural *bênções is considered incorrect. Compare also bendição, a later semi-learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbẽsɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: bên‧ção
Noun
bênção f (plural bênçãos or bênções (now proscribed))
- benediction, blessing
- grace
Synonyms
- (benediction): bendição
- (grace): graça
Antonyms
- (benediction): maldição
Related terms
- abençoar
- bendição
- bendito
- bendizer
- beneficiar
- benefício
- bento
- benzer