zero

Borrowed from French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”). Doublet of cifra.

Vieram zero pessoas.


um

uma (feminine)
hum (alternative obsolete)

Indo-Portuguese: um

Kabuverdianu: un

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu (“one; a”), from Latin ūnum (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Doublet of uno.

inh+

Uma xícara de café


tres

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of três.


nove

From Old Galician-Portuguese nove, from Latin novem (“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Spanish nueve.


onze

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese onze, from Latin ūndecim.


quatorze

From Old Galician-Portuguese quatorze, catorze, from Latin quattuordecim.


quinze

From Old Galician-Portuguese quinze, from Latin quīndecim.

[…] e voltou, quinze minutos depois, […]

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 168:

[…] and he came back, fifteen minutes later, […]


dois

duas (feminine)
dous (alternative dated)
doys (alternative obsolete)

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Alteration of dous, from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

dois amantes, duas almas

— Ah! E amanhã, não te esqueças, recebe os dois mil-réis, que é fim do mês.

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

Fui devagar, mas o pé ou o espelho traiu-me. Este pode ser que não fosse; era um espelhinho de pataca (perdoai a barateza), comprado a um mascate italiano, moldura tosca, argolinha de latão, pendente da parede, entre as duas janelas.

1899, Machado de Assis, chapter 32, in Dom Casmurro, Obliqpress, published 2013:

Logo de entrada, apresentou-me duas senhoras, uma já idosa e outra bordejando a madureza. Esclareceu que esta era sua esposa, e aquela, irmã. Luciana e Hilda, afáveis e delicadas, primaram em gentilezas.

1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:

Alda contou para o grupo que a tia Belinha tinha ido sozinha a Paris e lá conhecera um conde francês, ligeiramente arruinado e ligeiramente maluco, com quem tivera um tórrido caso de verão. Numa noite quente, dançando numa margem do Sena, depois de muitos copos de champanhe, os dois tinham tropeçado e...

mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando


dezanove

From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + nove (“nine”).


dezenove

Brazilian Portuguese standard form of dezanove


googolplex

[ɡu.ɣɔɫˈplɛkʃ]

googolplex (ten to the power of a googol)


cinco

From Old Galician-Portuguese cinco~cinquo~cinque, from Latin cīnque. Distantly, a doublet of ponche.

[…] seu vocabulário tinha apenas cinco palavras […]

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:

[…] his vocabulary had only five words […]

[…] faturam bilhões e depois de uns cinco ou seis anos sucateiam o mané […]

2015, Carlos Maltz, O último rei do rock, Belas-Letras, →ISBN, page 157:

They make billions and after five or six years they toss the loser to the curb […]


quatro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese quatro, from Latin quattuor, from Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

O autor conclui que podem ser objeto do know-how quatro tipos de elementos, considerados isoladamente ou em conjunto: a habilidade técnica, a experiência técnica, os conhecimentos técnicos e os processos.

2006, Daniela Zaitz, Direito & know-how, Jurua Editora, →ISBN, page 31:


seis

From Old Galician-Portuguese seis, seys, from Latin sex (“six”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).

seys (alternative obsolete)
seix (alternative obsolete)


cento

From Old Galician-Portuguese cento, from Latin centum, from Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Cento e duas pessoas vieram.

one hundred (only in compounds followed by lower numerals)


doze

From Old Galician-Portuguese doze, from Vulgar Latin *dōdeci, from Latin duodecim.


noventa

From Old Galician-Portuguese noveenta, novaenta, from Vulgar Latin *nōvāgintā, from Latin nōnāgintā (blended with novem (“nine”)), from earlier *nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt (“nine tens”).


setenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese setaenta, from Latin septuāgintā, from earlier *septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European *septm̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *septḿ̥-dḱomt (“seven-ten”).


uma

From Old Galician-Portuguese ũa, from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).

ũa (alternative archaic)
hua (alternative obsolete)
hũa (alternative obsolete)
huma (alternative obsolete)

Eu peguei uma laranja, enquanto ele pegou cinco.

Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca.

2000, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (Harry Potter; 2), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 217:

When you are in doubt, go to the library.

Harry passou por uma provação terrível esta noite.

2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 555:

Harry underwent a terrible ordeal tonight.

A varinha soltou uma faisquinha e se apagou.

2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 274:

The wand let out a little spark and extinguished itself.


dez

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.


sete

From Old Galician-Portuguese sete, from Latin septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Compare Galician sete, and Spanish siete


dues

Marques, Violeta, Santos, Dani (2021 July 4) “Guia Prático Para Um Português Inclusivo”, in QueerIST.pdf), number 2, University of Lisbon, pages 2–3: “Apenas os ordinais e os seguintes cardinais: “um/uma/ume”, “dois/duas/dues” e os que se referem às centenas (exceto “cem”) são flexíveis em género.

Only ordinals and the following cardinals: “um/uma/ume”, “dois/duas/dues” and those that refer to hundreds (except “cem”) are inflectionable in gender.”

(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) gender-neutral form of dois


catorze

From Old Galician-Portuguese catorze, quatorze, from Latin quattuordecim.


oito

→? Asturian: oito

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese oito, from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“eight”). Compare Galician oito, Spanish ocho, Italian otto, French huit.

(cardinal number) eight (cardinal number 8)


três

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Italic *trēs
Latin trēs
Old Galician-Portuguese tres
Portuguese três
From Old Galician-Portuguese tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

etymon

tres (alternative)
treis (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)
trêis (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)

(cardinal number) three (cardinal number 3)


treze

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese treze, from Latin trēdecim.


dezesseis

From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + seys (“six”).

dezasseis (alternative Portugal)
desaseis (alternative obsolete)
desaseys (alternative obsolete rare)
desasseis (alternative obsolete)
deseseis (alternative obsolete)
desesseis (alternative)
dezaseis (alternative obsolete)
dezaseys (alternative obsolete)
dezasseys (alternative obsolete rare)
dezeseis (alternative)
dez e seis (alternative obsolete rare)
dez e seys (alternative obsolete rare)
dizesseis (alternative Brazil pronunciation-spelling)

Você tem dezesseis anos...

2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 271:


dezessete

dezassete (alternative Portugal)
dezesete (alternative obsolete)


dezoito

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From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + oito (“eight”). Compare Galician dezaoito.


vinte

From Old Galician-Portuguese vinte, vynte, viinte, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti(h₁) (“two tens, two decades”), *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.


trinta

From Old Galician-Portuguese trinta, treinta, triinta, from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *tri(d)ḱomt (“thirty”).


quarenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese quareenta, quaraenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥(d)ḱomt (“four-ten”).

corenta (alternative dialectal)
quarẽta (alternative abbreviation obsolete)


cinqüenta

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of cinquenta; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling.


sessenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese sesaenta, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱsḱomt, from earlier *swéḱs-dḱomt (“six-ten”).


oitenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese oytenta, oyteenta, oitaenta, from Latin octāgintā, variant of octōgintā (“eighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *oktōḱomt, from earlier *oḱto(w)-dḱomt (“eight-ten”).


duas

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese duas, from Latin duās.


cinquenta

From Old Galician-Portuguese cinquaenta, from Latin cīnquāgintā.

cinqüenta (alternative)
cinqùenta (alternative)
cincoenta (alternative obsolete)


dous

desc

Macanese: (probably through Indo-Portuguese and/or Kristang) dôs

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.


meia

Clipping of meia dúzia (“half a dozen”).

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(Brazil) six (6, used instead of seis when it’s necessary to avoid confusion with rhyme três)


dezassete

From Old Galician-Portuguese dez (“ten”) + e (“and”) + sete (“seven”).

dezessete (alternative Brazil)
dezasete (alternative obsolete)

European Portuguese standard spelling of dezessete


dezasseis

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From decem (“ten”) + ac (“and”) + sex (“six”).

European Portuguese standard spelling of dezesseis


dizesseis

(Brazil) eye dialect spelling of dezesseis, representing Brazil Portuguese


vinte e um

vinte e uma (feminine)
vinte-e-um (alternative)


mil novecentos e bolinha

Literally, “one thousand, nine hundred and small ball”. "Small ball" is probably a reference to zero.

lit

(idiomatic) an unspecified very old time


mil novecentos e guaraná com rolha

Literally, “one thousand, nine hundred and Guaraná with cork”, in reference to an old method of packing the popular guarana soft drink.

lit

(idiomatic, Brazil) an unspecified very old time


cem mil

cem mil cruzeiros


trinta e dois

head

trinta e dois m (feminine trinta e duas)


quarenta e um

quarenta e um m (feminine quarenta e uma)


quarenta e dois

quarenta e dois m (feminine quarenta e duas)


cinqùenta

(European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of cinquenta.