"pior" meaning in Portuguese

See pior in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /piˈɔʁ/ [Brazil], [pɪˈɔh] [Brazil], /ˈpjɔʁ/ [Brazil], [ˈpjɔh] [Brazil], /piˈɔʁ/ [Brazil], [pɪˈɔh] [Brazil], /ˈpjɔʁ/ [Brazil], [ˈpjɔh] [Brazil], /piˈɔɾ/ [São-Paulo], [pɪˈɔɾ] [São-Paulo], /ˈpjɔɾ/ [São-Paulo], /piˈɔʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [pɪˈɔχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈpjɔʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈpjɔχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /piˈɔɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], [pɪˈɔɻ] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpjɔɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpjɔɾ/ [Portugal], /ˈpjɔɾ/ [Portugal], /ˈpjɔ.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Audio: Pt pior.ogg , LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-pior.wav Forms: piores [plural], peor [alternative], peior [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|peor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese peor, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|peor}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peor, {{inh|pt|la|peior|peiōrem}} Latin peiōrem, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”) Head templates: {{pt-adj-comp}} pior m or f (plural piores)
  1. comparative degree of mau, comparative degree of ruim: worse Tags: comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine Form of: mau (extra: worse), comparative degree of ruim (extra: worse)
    Sense id: en-pior-pt-adj-lh3qkyNN Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 3 25 27 10 28 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 38 17 45
  2. (with definite article) superlative degree of mau, superlative degree of ruim: worst Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, superlative, with-definite-article Form of: mau (extra: worst), superlative degree of ruim (extra: worst)
    Sense id: en-pior-pt-adj-3Ys3bC1K Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 3 25 27 10 28 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 38 17 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: piorio Related terms: piorar

Adverb

IPA: /piˈɔʁ/ [Brazil], [pɪˈɔh] [Brazil], /ˈpjɔʁ/ [Brazil], [ˈpjɔh] [Brazil], /piˈɔʁ/ [Brazil], [pɪˈɔh] [Brazil], /ˈpjɔʁ/ [Brazil], [ˈpjɔh] [Brazil], /piˈɔɾ/ [São-Paulo], [pɪˈɔɾ] [São-Paulo], /ˈpjɔɾ/ [São-Paulo], /piˈɔʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [pɪˈɔχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈpjɔʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈpjɔχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /piˈɔɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], [pɪˈɔɻ] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpjɔɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpjɔɾ/ [Portugal], /ˈpjɔɾ/ [Portugal], /ˈpjɔ.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Audio: Pt pior.ogg , LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-pior.wav Forms: peor [alternative], peior [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|peor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese peor, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|peor}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peor, {{inh|pt|la|peior|peiōrem}} Latin peiōrem, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”) Head templates: {{head|pt|comparative adverb}} pior
  1. comparative degree of mal (adverb): worse Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: mal (extra: (adverb): worse)
    Sense id: en-pior-pt-adv-SUBUOLVx Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 3 25 27 10 28 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 38 17 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:",
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