"pessoa" meaning in Portuguese

See pessoa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /peˈso(w).ɐ/ [Brazil], [peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ] [Brazil], /piˈso(w).ɐ/ [Brazil], [piˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ] [Brazil], /peˈso(w).ɐ/ [Brazil], [peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ] [Brazil], /piˈso(w).ɐ/ [Brazil], [piˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ] [Brazil], /peˈso(w).ɐ/ [São-Paulo], [peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ] [São-Paulo], /peˈso(w).ɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /peˈso(w).a/ [Southern-Brazil], [peˈso(ʊ̯).a] [Southern-Brazil], /pɨˈso.ɐ/ [Portugal], /pɨˈso.ɐ/ [Portugal], /pɨˈso(w).ɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Juliano P. Junho (Jjunho)-pessoa.wav , LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-pessoa.wav Forms: pessoas [plural], pessôa [alternative, obsolete], persoa [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -oɐ, -owɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, from Vulgar Latin *pessona, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Displaced borrowed persona (retained in dialects of Spain). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|pessõa}} Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, {{inh|pt|VL.|*pessona}} Vulgar Latin *pessona, {{inh|pt|la|persōna|t=mask used by actor; role, part, character}} Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), {{der|pt|ett|𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖|t=mask}} Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), {{der|pt|grc|πρόσωπον}} Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} pessoa f (plural pessoas)
  1. person (an individual being, especially a human) Tags: feminine Synonyms: indivíduo, sujeito
    Sense id: en-pessoa-pt-noun-pt:individual_being
  2. (formal) person (someone’s physical body) Tags: feminine, formal Synonyms: corpo
    Sense id: en-pessoa-pt-noun-pt:physical_body
  3. (grammar) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion) Tags: feminine Hyponyms (grammatical person): primeira pessoa, segunda pessoa, terceira pessoa
    Sense id: en-pessoa-pt-noun-pt:grammatical_person Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammatical person': 12 12 36 27 13
  4. (Christianity theology) person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity) Tags: feminine Synonyms: pessoa divina, hipóstase Hyponyms (Holy Trinity): Trindade (alt: Santíssima)
    Sense id: en-pessoa-pt-noun-pt:person_of_the_Holy_Trinity Categories (other): Christianity, Theology, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Christianity Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 33 54 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 30 53 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 29 39 16 Disambiguation of Christianity: 1 1 1 84 13 Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'Holy Trinity': 0 0 8 84 7
  5. (law) person (person or organisation with standing before the courts) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pessoa-pt-noun-pt:legal_person Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Pai, Filho, Espírito Santo, pessoa física [person] [legal, law], pessoa natural [person] [legal, law], pessoa jurídica [person] [legal, law], pessoa moral [person] [legal, law] Related terms: persona, personagem, personalidade, personalizar, personificar, pessoal
Derived forms: em pessoa, pessoa de direito privado, pessoa de direito público, pessoa divina, pessoa física, pessoa interposta, pessoa jurídica, pessoa moral, pessoa natural, pessoazinha [diminutive], pessoinha [diminutive], primeira pessoa, segunda pessoa, terceira pessoa

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Estava a ver/vendo umas pessoas caminhar.",
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      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).ɐ/",
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    {
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      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).ɐ/",
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        "3": "πρόσωπον"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, from Vulgar Latin *pessona, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Displaced borrowed persona (retained in dialects of Spain).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pessoas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pessôa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persoa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "pessoa f (plural pessoas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pes‧so‧a"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "sense": "grammatical person",
      "word": "primeira pessoa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "grammatical person",
      "word": "segunda pessoa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "grammatical person",
      "word": "terceira pessoa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Santíssima",
      "sense": "Holy Trinity",
      "word": "Trindade"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pai"
    },
    {
      "word": "Filho"
    },
    {
      "word": "Espírito Santo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "person"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "legal",
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "pessoa física"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "person"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "legal",
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "pessoa natural"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "person"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "legal",
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "pessoa jurídica"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "person"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "legal",
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "pessoa moral"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "persona"
    },
    {
      "word": "personagem"
    },
    {
      "word": "personalidade"
    },
    {
      "word": "personalizar"
    },
    {
      "word": "personificar"
    },
    {
      "word": "pessoal"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I was watching some people walk.",
          "text": "Estava a ver/vendo umas pessoas caminhar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person (an individual being, especially a human)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:individual being"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "indivíduo"
        },
        {
          "word": "sujeito"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese formal terms",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ],
            [
              40,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              37,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The person was carrying a weapon in his person.",
          "text": "O sujeito portava uma arma em/na sua pessoa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person (someone’s physical body)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) person (someone’s physical body)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:physical body"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "corpo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples",
        "pt:Grammar"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              35
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He is a third-person pronoun.",
          "text": "Ele é um pronome da terceira pessoa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:grammatical person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Christianity",
        "pt:Theology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "theology",
          "theology"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity theology) person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:person of the Holy Trinity"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pessoa divina"
        },
        {
          "word": "hipóstase"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion",
        "theology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person (person or organisation with standing before the courts)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) person (person or organisation with standing before the courts)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:legal person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[piˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[piˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈso(ʊ̯).ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈso(w).a/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈso(ʊ̯).a]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɨˈso.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɨˈso.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɨˈso(w).ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Pessoa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɐ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-owɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pessoa"
}

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