diligência

See also: diligencia, diligenciá, and diligència

Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /diliˈʃenθja/ [d̪i.liˈʃen̪.θjɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /diliˈʃensja/ [d̪i.liˈʃen.sjɐ]

 
  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja

  • Hyphenation: di‧li‧gên‧cia

Noun

diligência f (plural diligências, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of dilixencia

Further reading

  • “diligência” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīligentia. Definition #5 based on French diligence.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.si.ɐ/ [d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.si.a/ [d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.liˈʒẽ.sjɐ/, /di.liˈʒẽ.sjɐ/

  • Hyphenation: di‧li‧gên‧ci‧a

Noun

diligência f (plural diligências)

  1. diligence
  2. zeal, dedication
  3. investigation
  4. (law) enforcement
  5. (historical) stage-coach, diligence

Further reading

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