vontade

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese voontade (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from the Latin voluntās, voluntātis (“will; desire; disposition toward”). Cognate with Portuguese vontade and Spanish voluntad.

Pronunciation

Noun

vontade f (plural vontades)

  1. will; volition
    Synonyms: albedrío, arbitrio, gana
  2. desire, wish
    Synonym: desexo
  3. intention; purpose
    Synonym: intención

References

  • “voontade” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “uoontade” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “vontade” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “vontade” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “vontade” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese voontade, from the Latin voluntās, voluntātis (“will; desire; disposition toward”). Cognate with Galician vontade and Spanish voluntad.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: von‧ta‧de

Noun

vontade f (plural vontades)

  1. will; the condition of feeling like or wanting something
    Casei-me com ele contra a minha vontade.
    I married him against my will.
    Estou com vontade de chorar.
    I feel like crying.
  2. desire, wish
    Synonym: desejo
  3. intention; purpose
    Synonym: intenção

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