incontinência

See also: incontinencia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incontinentia.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [ĩ.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.si.a/ [ĩ.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.tiˈnẽ.sjɐ/

  • Hyphenation: in‧con‧ti‧nên‧ci‧a

Noun

incontinência f (plural incontinências)

  1. incontinence (lack of self-restraint)
    Synonym: descomedimento
  2. (medicine) incontinence (inability to restrain discharge of urine or faeces)
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