juíza

Portuguese

Etymology

From juiz +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈi.zɐ/ [ʒʊˈi.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwi.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈi.za/ [ʒʊˈi.za], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwi.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwi.zɐ/

Hyphenation: ju‧í‧za

Noun

juíza f (plural juízas)

female equivalent of juiz

Usage notes

The form juíza is now the prevalent form. However, juiz can still sometimes be used to refer to a female judge (e.g.: a senhora juiz), though this usage is mostly dated now.^[1]

References

^ juiz / juíza - Variação e mudança linguística / Flexão nominal in FLiP - Dúvida Linguística

[1] uiz / juíza - Variação e mudança linguística / Flexão nominal in FLiP - Dúvida Linguística

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