incerteza

Galician

Etymology

in- +‎ certeza

Noun

incerteza f (plural incertezas)

1. uncertainty

Further reading

• “incerteza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “incerteza”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From in- +‎ certeza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seʁˈte.zɐ/ [ĩ.sehˈte.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seʁˈte.zɐ/ [ĩ.sehˈte.zɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seɾˈte.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seʁˈte.zɐ/ [ĩ.seχˈte.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seɻˈte.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.sɨɾˈte.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: in‧cer‧te‧za

Noun

incerteza f (plural incertezas)

1. uncertainty

   Antonym: certeza

Further reading

• “incerteza” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “incerteza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “incerteza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ certeza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inθeɾˈteθa/ [ĩn̟.θeɾˈt̪e.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /inseɾˈtesa/ [ĩn.seɾˈt̪e.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: in‧cer‧te‧za

Noun

incerteza f (plural incertezas)

1. uncertainty

   Synonyms: incertidumbre, inseguridad

Related terms

• incierto

Further reading

• “incerteza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024