escrivão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escrivan, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, from alteration of declension from Latin scrība (“writer, scribe”). Doublet of escriba, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kɾiˈvɐ̃w̃/ [is.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kɾiˈvɐ̃w̃/ [es.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɾiˈvɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kɾiˈvɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kɾiˈvɐ̃w̃/ [es.kɾiˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧vão

Noun

escrivão m (plural escrivães, feminine escrivã, feminine plural escrivãs)

  1. registrar
  2. clerk (legal)
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