dívida
See also: divida
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese divida, devida, deveda, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum, from dēbitus (“owed”), from dēbeō (“to owe”), from dē + habeō (“to have”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”). Doublet of débito.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.vi.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.vi.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdi.vi.dɐ/ [ˈdi.vi.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdi.bi.dɐ/ [ˈdi.βi.ðɐ]
Noun
dívida f (plural dívidas)
- debt (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another)
- (figuratively) obligation