"certeiro" meaning in All languages combined

See certeiro on Wiktionary

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /seʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [Brazil], [sehˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] [Brazil], /seɾˈte(j).ɾu/ [São-Paulo], [seɾˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] [São-Paulo], /seʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [seχˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /seɻˈte(j).ɾu/ [Caipira], [seɻˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] [Caipira], /sɨɾˈtɐj.ɾu/ [Portugal], /sɨɾˈtej.ɾu/ [Northern, Portugal], /sɨɾˈtej.ɾu/ [Central, Portugal], /sɨɾˈte.ɾu/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: certeira [feminine], certeiros [masculine, plural], certeiras [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Portuguese certo Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese certeiro From certo + -eiro. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:af|certo|-eiro|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Portuguese certo Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese certeiro [Appendix:Glossary#nominalization|Nominalization]] of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Galician-Portuguese", "term" : "-eiro", "lang" : "roa-opt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "-eiro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "certeiro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="certeiro"> From certo + -eiro. Head templates: {{pt-adj|hascomp=yes}} certeiro (feminine certeira, masculine plural certeiros, feminine plural certeiras, comparable)
  1. well-aimed (of a shot, blow etc.) Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-certeiro-pt-adj-7G3~v~yt Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 95 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 80 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 97 1 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 76 14 10 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 75 17 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 79 13 9
  2. (by extension, figurative) accurate; to the point Tags: broadly, comparable, figuratively Synonyms: exato
    Sense id: en-certeiro-pt-adj-sILTwiba Categories (other): Portuguese terms suffixed with -eiro Disambiguation of Portuguese terms suffixed with -eiro: 35 52 13
  3. (by extension, figurative) clever Tags: broadly, comparable, figuratively Synonyms: perspicaz
    Sense id: en-certeiro-pt-adj-DolcMjzH

Inflected forms

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