adrede

See also: adrêde

Portuguese

Alternative forms

adrêde (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:

Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”) + *𐍂𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*rēþs, “advice”);
Latin dīrectus (“direct; straight”);
Latin ad (“to”) rēctē (“rightly; correctly”);
Old Occitan adreit.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈðɾe.ðɨ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈdɾe.d͡ʒi/

Adverb

adrede (comparative mais adrede superlative o mais adrede)

(archaic) on purpose

Synonyms

intencionalmente, de propósito, propositadamente, propositalmente

Antonyms

acidentalmente, sem querer

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:

Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”) + *𐍂𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*rēþs, “advice”);
Latin dīrectus (“direct; straight”);
Latin ad (“to”) rēctē (“rightly; correctly”);
Old Occitan adreit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈdɾede/, [aˈðɾeðe]

Adverb

adrede

on purpose

Synonyms

Further reading

“adrede” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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