"céu" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛw/ [Brazil], [ˈsɛʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈsɛw/ [Portugal] Forms: céus [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛw Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ceo (“sky; heaven”), from Latin caelum (“sky”), from Proto-Italic *kailom, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i-. Cognate with Galician ceo, Spanish cielo, Catalan cel, Occitan cèl, French ciel, Italian cielo and Romanian cer. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|ceo||sky; heaven|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese ceo (“sky; heaven”), {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|ceo|t=sky; heaven}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ceo (“sky; heaven”), {{inh|pt|la|caelum|t=sky}} Latin caelum (“sky”), {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*kailom}} Proto-Italic *kailom, {{inh|pt|ine-pro||*keh₂i-lom|whole}} Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), {{m|ine-pro|*keh₂i-}} *keh₂i-, {{cog|gl|ceo}} Galician ceo, {{cog|es|cielo}} Spanish cielo, {{cog|ca|cel}} Catalan cel, {{cog|oc|cèl}} Occitan cèl, {{cog|fr|ciel}} French ciel, {{cog|it|cielo}} Italian cielo, {{cog|ro|cer}} Romanian cer Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} céu m (plural céus)
  1. sky Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Afterlife
    Sense id: en-céu-pt-noun-BfUU-ufK Disambiguation of Afterlife: 50 50 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. heaven Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Afterlife
    Sense id: en-céu-pt-noun-gY7-RqbC Disambiguation of Afterlife: 50 50 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: céo, ceo [obsolete] Derived forms: céu da boca, céu de brigadeiro, ceuzinho [diminutive] Related terms: celeste, celestial

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "céo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "ceo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "céu"
}

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