alvitrar
Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin arbitrāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.viˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.viˈtɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.viˈtɾa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.viˈtɾa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.viˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.viˈtɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.viˈtɾa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.viˈtɾa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.viˈtɾaɾ/ [aɫ.viˈtɾaɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.biˈtɾaɾ/ [aɫ.βiˈtɾaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.viˈtɾa.ɾi/ [aɫ.viˈtɾa.ɾi]
Verb
alvitrar (first-person singular present alvitro, first-person singular preterite alvitrei, past participle alvitrado)
- to propose, to suggest (something) [with a ‘to someone’]
- to arbitrate (a matter)
- to set (a salary or bonus for a task done)
Conjugation
Conjugation of alvitrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
- “alvitrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “alvitrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025