tremedeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From tremer (“to tremble; to shiver”) +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾe.meˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [tɾe.meˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾe.meˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [tɾe.meˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾe.meˈde(j).ɾa/ [tɾe.meˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdej.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈdej.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.mɨˈde.ɾɐ/ [tɾɨ.mɨˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: tre‧me‧dei‧ra

Noun

tremedeira f (plural tremedeiras)

1. shiver (trembling from cold, disease or fright)

   Synonyms: calafrio, tremura, tremor, tremelique

2. (pathology) malaria

   Synonyms: malária, sezonismo, paludismo

Related terms

• tiritar
• tremer