perneta

Latin

Participle

pernēta

1. inflection of pernētus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

pernētā

1. ablative feminine singular of pernētus

Portuguese

Etymology

From perna +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈne.tɐ/ [peɦˈne.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈne.tɐ/ [peɦˈne.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈne.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈne.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻˈne.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈne.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: per‧ne‧ta

Adjective

perneta m or f (plural pernetas)

1. lame or having lost a leg

Noun

perneta m or f by sense (plural pernetas)

1. someone who is lame or lost a leg
2. (slang) a bad football player

Further reading

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