repouso

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from repousar. Compare Portuguese repouso and Spanish reposo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈpowsʊ]

Noun

repouso m (plural repousos)

1. rest
2. (collective) dregs, grounds (sediments of a drink)

Verb

repouso

1. first-person singular present indicative of repousar

References

• “repouso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “repouso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “repouso” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• repoiso

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpo(w).zu/ [heˈpo(ʊ̯).zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpo(w).zu/ [heˈpo(ʊ̯).zu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpo(w).zu/ [χeˈpo(ʊ̯).zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpo(w).zo/ [heˈpo(ʊ̯).zo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpo(w).zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpo(w).zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpow.zu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpo.zu/

• Rhymes: -owzu, -ozu
• Hyphenation: re‧pou‧so

Etymology 1

Deverbal from repousar. Compare Spanish reposo, French repos, Italian riposo, Romanian repaus.

Noun

repouso m (plural repousos)

1. (uncountable) repose; rest

   Synonyms: descanso, folga, ócio, pausa

2. the act of resting

   Synonym: descanso

3. (uncountable) repose; quietness

   Synonyms: calma, silêncio, sossego, tranquilidade

4. (uncountable) sleep (state of reduced consciousness for resting)

   Synonym: sono

5. (euphemistic, uncountable) the state of being dead

   Synonym: morte

   Antonym: vida

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:repouso.

Related terms

• repousadamente
• repousado
• repousante
• repousar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

repouso

1. first-person singular present indicative of repousar

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:repousar.