vertigem

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vertīginem (“dizziness”), from vertō (“to revolve”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /veʁˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [vehˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /veɾˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [veɾˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʁˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [veχˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽj̃/ [veɻˈt͡ʃi.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧gem

Noun

vertigem f (plural vertigens)

  1. vertigo; dizziness (state of being dizzy)
    Synonyms: desorientação, tonteira, tontura, vágado

Derived terms

  • vertigem objetiva
  • vertigem subjetiva
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