exclamação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exclāmātiōnem. By surface analysis, exclamar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kla.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.kla.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kla.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.kla.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kla.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kla.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kla.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kla.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kla.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.kla.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ɐjʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ejʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ejʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /eʃ.klɐ.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: ex‧cla‧ma‧ção

Noun

exclamação f (plural exclamações)

  1. exclamation (loud calling or crying out)
  2. ellipsis of ponto de exclamação (“exclamation mark”)

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