parabéns

See also: parabens

Galician

Etymology

From para +‎ ben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈβɛŋs/

Noun

parabéns m pl (plural only)

1. congratulations
   • 1814, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Romance:

     Omes do vál, da ribeira,
     E os que na serra morás;
     Dadevos o paraben
     Das novas que vou contár.
     O noso rey, que deixóu
     A Galicia en orfandade,
     E por quen tan nobremente
     España verteu a sangre
     Xá está con nosco... ¡que groria!

     Men of the valley, of the seashore,
     and you dwellers of the mountains;
     give yourselves congratulations
     for the news I'm about to tell:
     our King, who left
     Galicia orphaned,
     and for whom so nobly
     Spain shed her blood
     is already among us... Glory!

Interjection

parabéns!

1. congratulations!

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parabén”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “parabéns”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “parabén”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• parabens (pre-reform)
• parabẽs (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

Plural form of parabém, from para + bem. Compare Spanish parabienes.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈbẽj̃s/ [pa.ɾaˈbẽɪ̯̃s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈbẽj̃s/ [pa.ɾaˈbẽɪ̯̃s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈbẽj̃ʃ/ [pa.ɾaˈbẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈβɐ̃j̃ʃ]

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧béns

• Audio (South Brazil):

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Interjection

parabéns!

1. happy birthday!

   Synonym: feliz aniversário!

2. congratulations!

   Parabéns, Ana! Você conseguiu!

   Congratulations, Ana! You made it!

Noun

parabéns m pl (plural only)

1. congratulations

   Synonym: felicitações

   Gostaria de lhe dar os parabéns pelo seu novo livro.

   I would like to congratulate you on your new book.

Derived terms

• parabenizar