sociedade

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin societās, societātem (“society, community”).

Noun

sociedade f (plural sociedades)

1. society, civilization (as a whole)
2. organization, group sharing a common goal or interest

Further reading

• “sociedade” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin societātem (“society, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.si.eˈda.d͡ʒi/ [so.sɪ.eˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /so.sjeˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.si.eˈda.d͡ʒi/ [so.sɪ.eˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /so.sjeˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.si.eˈda.de/ [so.sɪ.eˈda.de], (faster pronunciation) /so.sjeˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.sjɛˈda.dɨ/ [su.sjɛˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: so‧ci‧e‧da‧de

Noun

sociedade f (plural sociedades)

1. society (group of people sharing culture)

   Synonym: comunidade

2. society (group of persons who meet to engage in a common interest)

   Synonyms: associação, comunidade

3. (uncountable) society (people of one’s country or community taken as a whole)
4. (business) partnership (association of two or more people to conduct a business)

Derived terms

• alta sociedade
• sociedade anônima
• sociedade civil
• sociedade por cotas

 

Related terms

• social
• socialismo
• societariado
• societário
• sócio
• sociologia