respeito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

respeyto (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin respectus (“respected”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“I look back; I respect”), from re- (“back; again”) + speciō (“I observe, I look at”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁes.ˈpej.tu/, /ʁeʃ.ˈpej.tu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /hes.ˈpej.to/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/
Hyphenation: res‧pei‧to
Rhymes: -ejtu

Noun

respeito m (plural respeitos)

(uncountable) respect (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
(uncountable) submission
respect (a particular aspect of something)

Synonyms

(admiration because of merit): admiração, apreço, consideração, deferência
(submission): acatamento, obediência, submissão, subordinação, subserviência, sujeição
(particular aspect): aspecto, motivo

Antonyms

(admiration because of merit): desrespeito

Derived terms

a respeito de
com respeito a
de respeito

dizer respeito a
faltar ao respeito

Related terms

respeitante
respeitar
respeitável
respeitavelmente

respeitivamente
respeitivo
respeitoso

Verb

respeito

First-person singular (eu) present indicative of respeitar

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