pseudonormal

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ normal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pseudonormal (not comparable)

1. Apparently or deceptively, but not actually, normal

Related terms

• pseudonormality
• pseudonormalization

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδο- (pseudo-)der.

Portuguese pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider.

Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō

Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor.

Etruscanbor.?

Latin norma

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin normālislbor.

Portuguese normal

Portuguese pseudonormal

From pseudo- + normal.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /psew.do.noʁˈmaw/ [pseʊ̯.do.noɦˈmaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /psew.do.noʁˈmaw/ [pseʊ̯.do.noɦˈmaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /psew.do.noɾˈmaw/ [pseʊ̯.do.noɾˈmaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /psew.do.noʁˈmaw/ [pseʊ̯.do.noʁˈmaʊ̯]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /psew.do.noɻˈmaw/ [pseʊ̯.do.noɻˈmaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /psew.du.nuɾˈmal/ [psew.ðu.nuɾˈmaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /psew.du.nuɾˈmal/ [psew.ðu.nuɾˈmaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /psew.du.nuɾˈma.li/

Adjective

pseudonormal m or f (plural pseudonormais)

1. pseudonormal (apparently or deceptively, but not actually, normal)

Further reading

• “pseudonormal”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–present