excelência

See also: excelencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• exª (abbreviation)
• excellencia (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

From Latin excellentia (“excellence”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.a/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ɐj.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ɐj.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ej.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ej.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /e.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

excelência f (uncountable)

1. excellence (the quality of being excellent)

   Synonyms: superioridade, perfeição, bondade

Derived terms

• por excelência
• vossa excelência

Related terms

• excelente
• excelentíssimo
• exceler
• excelsitude
• excelso