raiva

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Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

raiva

Alternative forms

reiva (Brazil, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese raiva, from earlier ravia, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs. Compare Galician and Spanish rabia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.bɐ/

Audio (Southeast Brazil): (file)
Rhymes: -ajvɐ
Hyphenation: rai‧va

Noun

raiva f (plural raivas)

anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:raiva
rabies (viral disease)

Derived terms

raivoso

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