modalidade

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Portuguese modal
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.
Latin -itātem
Old Galician-Portuguese -idade
Portuguese -idade
Portuguese modalidade

    From modal (“modal”) + -idade (“-ity”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.da.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.dɐ.liˈda.dɨ/ [mu.ðɐ.liˈða.ðɨ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.dɐ.liˈda.dɨ/

    Noun

    modalidade f (plural modalidades)

    1. (uncountable) modality (state of being modal)
    2. (sports) discipline (sub-category of a sport)
      Synonym: disciplina

    Further reading

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