raiva

Portuguese

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/ [ˈhaɪ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈhaɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈχaɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.va/ [ˈhaɪ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaj.bɐ/ [ˈʁaj.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: rai‧va

Noun

raiva f (plural raivas)

1. anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:raiva

2. rabies (viral disease)