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Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin violentia.
Pronunciation
Noun
violencia f (plural violencies)
- violence
- act of violence
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin violentia.
Noun
violencia f (plural violencias)
- violence
- act of violence
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “violencia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “violencia” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “violencia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “violencia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin violentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /bjoˈlenθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bjoˈlensja/
- Rhymes: -enθja
- Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: vio‧len‧cia
Noun
violencia f (plural violencias)
- violence
- act of violence
2007, United Nations' Division for the Advancement of Women, Poner fin a la violencia contra la mujer: De las palabras a los hechos - estudio del secretario general:Es difícil hacer estimaciones de la prevalencia de la violencia sexual infligida fuera de la pareja, porque en numerosas sociedades la violencia sexual sigue siendo fuente de profunda vergüenza para las mujeres y frecuentemente para sus familias.- It is difficult to make estimations about the prevalence of sexual violence inflicted outside of a couple, because in numerous societies sexual violence continues to be a source of profound shame for women and frequently for their families.
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