covardia

== Catalan == === Etymology === From covard (“coward”) +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ku.βərˈdi.ə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ko.vərˈdi.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ko.vaɾˈði.a] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ko.βarˈdi.a] === Noun === covardia f (plural covardies) cowardice (the lack of courage) === Further reading === “covardia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “covardia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “covardia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “covardia”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cobardia === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese covardia, from covarda, from Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“tail”) + -ard (“pejorative agent noun”); coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog. === Pronunciation === === Noun === covardia f (uncountable) cowardice (the lack of courage) Synonyms: medo, pusilanimidade Antonym: coragem ==== Related terms ==== covarde === Further reading === “covardia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “covardia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026