águia

See also: aguia and Águia

Portuguese

águia

Alternative forms

• aguia (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aguya, from Latin aquila (“eagle”), feminine of aquilus (“dark-coloured”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡi.ɐ/ [ˈa.ɡɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.ɡjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡi.ɐ/ [ˈa.ɡɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.ɡjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡi.a/ [ˈa.ɡɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.ɡja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡjɐ/ [ˈa.ɣjɐ]

• Hyphenation: á‧gui‧a

Noun

águia f (plural águias)

1. eagle (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
2. eagle (representation of such an eagle (bird) carried as an emblem)
3. (heraldry) eagle (representation of such a bird on a coat of arms)
4. (figurative) a born leader

   Synonym: líder nato

   Seu filho é uma águia, Sra. Coelho!

   You son is a born leader, Mrs. Coelho!

Derived terms

Derived terms

• águia-calçada
• águia-chilena
• águia-cinzenta
• águia-cobreira
• águia-das-estepes
• águia-das-filipinas
• águia-de-asa-redonda
• águia-de-bonelli
• águia-de-cabeça-branca
• águia-de-haast
• águia-de-verraux
• águia-dourada
• águia-gritadeira
• águia-imperial-ibérica
• águia-imperial-oriental
• águia-mugeira
• águia-negra-africana
• águia-pescadora
• águia-pesqueira
• águia-pesqueira-africana
• águia-pomarina
• águia-rabalva
• águia-rapace
• águia-real
• águia-real-europeia
• águia-solitária

Related terms

• aguilenho
• aquilino
• Aguiar