êxtase

See also: extase

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈes.ta.zi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.ta.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈes.ta.ze/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈɐjʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈejʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/, /ˈejʃ.tɐ.zɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.tɐ.zɨ/

Rhymes: -estazi, -ɐjʃtɐzɨ, -eʃtɐzɨ
Hyphenation: êx‧ta‧se

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis), through Latin ecstasis.

Noun

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

ecstasy (state of mind in which the individual is dominated by emotions or senses, sometimes with a loss of awareness of the surrounding reality)
Synonym: arrebatamento

Related terms

extático

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis) and Latin ecstasis through English ecstasy.

Noun

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

ecstasy (drug consisting of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) which, consisting of a mixture of stimulants and hallucinogens, acts on the central nervous system, causing effects such as feelings of euphoria and loss of inhibition)

Further reading

“êxtase” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“êxtase” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.