sustância

See also: sustancia and sustanciá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin substantia, possibly from an alteration of substância; the alternative form sustança might have been formed by further alteration. Possibly a doublet of substância.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /susˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [susˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /susˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʃˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [suʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /suʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /susˈtɐ̃.si.a/ [susˈtɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /susˈtɐ̃.sja/

  • Hyphenation: sus‧tân‧ci‧a

Noun

sustância f (plural sustâncias)

  1. nourishment (something that nourishes)

Further reading

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