convicção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convictiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.vikˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.vikˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.viˈksɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.viˈksɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.biˈksɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: con‧vic‧ção

Noun

convicção f (plural convicções)

1. conviction
2. certainty, strong belief

   Synonym: certeza

Related terms

• convencer
• convicto

 

Further reading

• “convicção”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024