descoberta

Catalan

Noun

descoberta f (plural descobertes)

1. discovery

Adjective

descoberta

1. feminine singular of descobert

Portuguese

Etymology

From the feminine form of descoberto, past participle of descobrir, corresponding to Latin discoopertus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.koˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [des.koˈbɛh.tɐ], /d͡ʒis.koˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [d͡ʒis.koˈbɛh.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.koˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [des.koˈbɛh.tɐ], /d͡ʒis.koˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [d͡ʒis.koˈbɛh.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.koˈbɛɾ.tɐ/, /d͡ʒis.koˈbɛɾ.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.koˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [deʃ.koˈbɛχ.tɐ], /d͡ʒiʃ.koˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [d͡ʒiʃ.koˈbɛχ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.koˈbɛɻ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kuˈbɛɾ.tɐ/ [dɨʃ.kuˈβɛɾ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: des‧co‧ber‧ta

Noun

descoberta f (plural descobertas)

1. discovery

   Synonym: achamento

Related terms

• descobrir

Adjective

descoberta

1. feminine singular of descoberto

Further reading

• “descoberta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “descoberta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025