condestável

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conestable, influenced by conde (“count”).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.desˈta.vew/ [kõ.desˈta.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.dɨʃˈta.vɛl/ [kõ.dɨʃˈta.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: con‧des‧tá‧vel

Noun

condestável m (plural condestáveis)

  1. constable (officer of a noble court)

References

  1. ^ “condestável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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