sociedade

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin societās, societātem (society, community).

Noun

sociedade f (plural sociedades)

  1. society, civilization (as a whole)
  2. organization, group sharing a common goal or interest

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin societās, societātem (society, community), from socius (associated, allied; partner, companion, ally), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (companion), from *sekʷ- (to follow).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌso.si.e.ˈda.d͡ʒi/, /ˌso.sje.ˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌso.si.e.ˈda.de/, /ˌso.sje.ˈda.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.sjɐ.ˈða.ðɨ/
  • Hyphenation: so‧ci‧e‧da‧de

Noun

sociedade f (plural sociedades)

  1. society (group of people sharing culture)
    Synonym: comunidade
  2. society (group of persons who meet to engage in a common interest)
    Synonyms: associação, comunidade
  3. (uncountable) society (people of one’s country or community taken as a whole)
  4. (business) partnership (association of two or more people to conduct a business)

Derived terms

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