covardia

covard (“coward”) +‎ -ia

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ko.vəɾˈdi.ə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ku.bərˈdi.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ko.vaɾˈdi.a/

covardia f (plural covardies)

1. cowardice (the lack of courage)

• “covardia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “covardia” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “covardia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “covardia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• cobardia

From Old Portuguese covardia, from covarda, from Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“tail”) + -ard (“pejorative agent noun”); coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko.vaɻ.ˈd͡ʒi.a/

covardia f (uncountable)

1. cowardice (the lack of courage)

• medo, pusilanimidade

• coragem

• covarde