plural

(grammar) plural (word referring to multiple things)


singular

Learned borrowing from Latin singulāris. Doublet of senheiro.

(grammar) singular (referring to only one thing)


singular

(grammar) singular (form of a word that refers to only one thing)


tempo

From Old Galician-Portuguese tempo, from Latin tempus (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

(grammar) tense (forms of a verb which distinguish when an action occurs)


irregular

(grammar) irregular (not following an inflectional paradigm)


verbal

Learned borrowing from Late Latin verbālis. By surface analysis, verbo + -al.

lbor

(grammar) verbal (derived from, or having the nature of a verb)


pronominal

pt-adj

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais, not comparable)


instrumental

instrumental m or f (plural instrumentais, sometimes comparable)

(grammar, not comparable) instrumental (pertaining to the instrumental case)


instrumental

(uncountable, grammar) instrumental (grammatical case)


coma

Learned borrowing from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).


substantivo

substantivo (feminine substantiva, masculine plural substantivos, feminine plural substantivas)

substantiva (feminine)
substantivos (masculine plural)
substantivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin substantīvus (“substantive”), from substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“to stand under; to exist”), from sub + stō (“to stand”).


substantivo

(grammar) noun, substantive (grammatical category)


ablativo

pt-adj

ablativo (feminine ablativa, masculine plural ablativos, feminine plural ablativas, not comparable)

ablativa (feminine)
ablativos (masculine plural)
ablativas (feminine plural)


plurale tantum

pt-noun

plurale tantum m (plural pluralia tantum)

Unadapted borrowing from Latin plurale tantum.

ubor

(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.


adj.

(lexicography, grammar) Abbreviation of adjetivo (“adjective”).


adv.

(lexicography, grammar) Abbreviation of advérbio (“adverb”).


nome

Guinea-Bissau Creole: nomi

Kabuverdianu: nómi

Macanese: nómi

From Old Galician-Portuguese nome, from Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.


principal

From Latin principālis (“first; principal”), from prīncipium (“beginning”).

(grammar, of a sentence) not subordinate


adjetivo

(grammar) adjective (a word that modifies or describes a noun)


adjetivo

pt-adj

adjetivo (feminine adjetiva, masculine plural adjetivos, feminine plural adjetivas)

adjetiva (feminine)
adjetivos (masculine plural)
adjetivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) adjective; adjectival (functioning as an adjective)


futuro

Borrowed from Latin futūrus (“about to be”).


forma

In this set of senses, a learned borrowing from Latin fōrma (“form”), probably from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ). See Etymology 2 below for the inherited senses.

lbor

(grammar) form (each of the possible inflections of a lexeme)


num.

(grammar) Abbreviation of número (“number”).


caso

(grammar) grammatical case (category that reflects the function performed by a noun phrase)


frase

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

der

(grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)


modo

Learned borrowing from Latin modus (“measure; manner”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).


objeto

Learned borrowing from Latin obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).

(grammar) object (in a sentence, the receiver of an action)


crase

(grammar) name given to the process of the contraction of a + a, that is, a merge (assimilation) of the Portuguese preposition a (“to, for”) + the article a (“the”)


comparativo

pt-adj

comparativo (feminine comparativa, masculine plural comparativos, feminine plural comparativas, sometimes comparable)

comparativa (feminine)
comparativos (masculine plural)
comparativas (feminine plural)
comparable (sometimes)

Learned borrowing from Latin comparātīvus.

lbor

(not comparable, grammar) showing a relative quality; comparative


masculino

pt-adj

masculino (feminine masculina, masculine plural masculinos, feminine plural masculinas)

masculina (feminine)
masculinos (masculine plural)
masculinas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin masculīnus.


masculino

pt-noun

masculino m (plural masculinos, feminine feminino, feminine plural femininos)

masculinos (plural)
feminino (feminine)
femininos (feminine plural)


ponto

From Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”). Cognate with Spanish punto. Doublet of point.


concordar

pt-verb

concordar (first-person singular present concordo, first-person singular preterite concordei, past participle concordado)

concordo (first-person present singular)
concordei (first-person preterite singular)
concordado (participle past)
concordar (impersonal infinitive)
concordar (first-person infinitive singular)
concordares (infinitive second-person singular)
concordar (infinitive singular third-person)
concordarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
concordardes (infinitive plural second-person)
concordarem (infinitive plural third-person)
concordando (gerund)
concordado (masculine participle past singular)
concordados (masculine participle past plural)
concordada (feminine participle past singular)
concordadas (feminine participle past plural)
concordo (first-person indicative present singular)
concordas (indicative present second-person singular)
concorda (indicative present singular third-person)
concordamos (first-person indicative plural present)
concordais (indicative plural present second-person)
concordam (indicative plural present third-person)
concordava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
concordavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
concordava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
concordávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
concordáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
concordavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
concordei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
concordaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
concordou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
concordamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
concordámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
concordastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
concordaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
concordara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
concordaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
concordara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
concordáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
concordáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
concordaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
concordarei (first-person future indicative singular)
concordarás (future indicative second-person singular)
concordará (future indicative singular third-person)
concordaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
concordareis (future indicative plural second-person)
concordarão (future indicative plural third-person)
concordaria (conditional first-person singular)
concordarias (conditional second-person singular)
concordaria (conditional singular third-person)
concordaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
concordaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
concordariam (conditional plural third-person)
concorde (first-person present singular subjunctive)
concordes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
concorde (present singular subjunctive third-person)
concordemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
concordeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
concordem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
concordasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
concordasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
concordasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
concordássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
concordásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
concordassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
concordar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
concordares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
concordar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
concordarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
concordardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
concordarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
concorda (imperative second-person singular)
concorde (imperative singular third-person)
concordemos (first-person imperative plural)
concordai (imperative plural second-person)
concordem (imperative plural third-person)
não concordes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não concorde (imperative negative singular third-person)
não concordemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não concordeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não concordem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Latin concordāre, probably a semi-learned borrowing.

Na oração “os mulheres”, o artigo concorda com o substantivo em número mas não em género.

In the clause “os mulheres”, the article agrees with the noun in number but not in gender.

(intransitive, grammar) to agree (to have the same number, gender, tense or another category as another word) [with com ‘with another word’]


participial

pt-adj

participial m or f (plural participiais)

(grammar) participial (of or relating to a participle)


determinado

Borrowed from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to delimit; to define”).

(grammar) determiner (dependent function in a noun phrase)


subordinar

pt-verb

subordinar (first-person singular present subordino, first-person singular preterite subordinei, past participle subordinado)

subordino (first-person present singular)
subordinei (first-person preterite singular)
subordinado (participle past)
subordinar (impersonal infinitive)
subordinar (first-person infinitive singular)
subordinares (infinitive second-person singular)
subordinar (infinitive singular third-person)
subordinarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
subordinardes (infinitive plural second-person)
subordinarem (infinitive plural third-person)
subordinando (gerund)
subordinado (masculine participle past singular)
subordinados (masculine participle past plural)
subordinada (feminine participle past singular)
subordinadas (feminine participle past plural)
subordino (first-person indicative present singular)
subordinas (indicative present second-person singular)
subordina (indicative present singular third-person)
subordinamos (first-person indicative plural present)
subordinais (indicative plural present second-person)
subordinam (indicative plural present third-person)
subordinava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
subordinavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
subordinava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
subordinávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
subordináveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
subordinavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
subordinei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
subordinaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
subordinou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
subordinamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
subordinámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
subordinastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
subordinaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
subordinara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
subordinaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
subordinara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
subordináramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
subordináreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
subordinaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
subordinarei (first-person future indicative singular)
subordinarás (future indicative second-person singular)
subordinará (future indicative singular third-person)
subordinaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
subordinareis (future indicative plural second-person)
subordinarão (future indicative plural third-person)
subordinaria (conditional first-person singular)
subordinarias (conditional second-person singular)
subordinaria (conditional singular third-person)
subordinaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
subordinaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
subordinariam (conditional plural third-person)
subordine (first-person present singular subjunctive)
subordines (present second-person singular subjunctive)
subordine (present singular subjunctive third-person)
subordinemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
subordineis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
subordinem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
subordinasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
subordinasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
subordinasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
subordinássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
subordinásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
subordinassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
subordinar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
subordinares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
subordinar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
subordinarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
subordinardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
subordinarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
subordina (imperative second-person singular)
subordine (imperative singular third-person)
subordinemos (first-person imperative plural)
subordinai (imperative plural second-person)
subordinem (imperative plural third-person)
não subordines (imperative negative second-person singular)
não subordine (imperative negative singular third-person)
não subordinemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não subordineis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não subordinem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin subōrdināre, from Latin sub- + ōrdinō (“to sort, to order”).

bor+

(transitive, grammar) to be the main clause with regards to a subordinate clause


pessoa

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).

inh

Ele é um pronome da terceira pessoa.

(grammar) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)


subordinado

pt-adj

subordinado (feminine subordinada, masculine plural subordinados, feminine plural subordinadas)

subordinada (feminine)
subordinados (masculine plural)
subordinadas (feminine plural)

(grammar) subordinate (modifying or complementing the main clause)


verbo

From Old Galician-Portuguese verbo, vervo, from Latin verbum (“word, verb”), from Proto-Italic *werβom (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”).


pretérito

pretérito (feminine pretérita, masculine plural pretéritos, feminine plural pretéritas)

pretérita (feminine)
pretéritos (masculine plural)
pretéritas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin praeteritus.

lbor

(grammar, relational) of the preterite tense


positivo

pt-adj

positivo (feminine positiva, masculine plural positivos, feminine plural positivas, not comparable)

positiva (feminine)
positivos (masculine plural)
positivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin posītīvus (“positive”), from the past participle stem of pōnō (“to place”).

bor+

(grammar) positive (describing the primary sense of a word; not comparative or superlative, not augmentative or diminutive)


infinito

Borrowed from Latin īnfīnītus. Doublet of infindo, which was inherited.

(grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)


relativo

pt-adj

relativo (feminine relativa, masculine plural relativos, feminine plural relativas)

relativa (feminine)
relativos (masculine plural)
relativas (feminine plural)


indicativo

indicativo (feminine indicativa, masculine plural indicativos, feminine plural indicativas)

indicativa (feminine)
indicativos (masculine plural)
indicativas (feminine plural)

(grammar) indicative (relating or belonging to the indicative mood)


indicativo

(grammar) indicative (verbal mood used for ordinary factual or objective statements)


pronome

(grammar) pronoun (word that is used instead of a nominal group or that directly refers to the participants in the speech)


intransitivo

intransitivo (feminine intransitiva, masculine plural intransitivos, feminine plural intransitivas)

intransitiva (feminine)
intransitivos (masculine plural)
intransitivas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin intrānsitīvus.

lbor

(grammar, of a verb) intransitive (not taking a direct object)


transitivo

pt-adj

transitivo (feminine transitiva, masculine plural transitivos, feminine plural transitivas)

transitiva (feminine)
transitivos (masculine plural)
transitivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin trānsitīvus (“transiting”), from trānsitus (“passage; transition; transit”), from trānseō (“to traverse”).

bor+

(grammar, of a verb) transitive (that takes an object or objects)


neutro

pt-adj

neutro (feminine neutra, masculine plural neutros, feminine plural neutras)

neutra (feminine)
neutros (masculine plural)
neutras (feminine plural)


nominativo

nominativo (feminine nominativa, masculine plural nominativos, feminine plural nominativas, not comparable)

nominativa (feminine)
nominativos (masculine plural)
nominativas (feminine plural)

(grammar) nominative (giving a name, naming; designating)


determinante

(grammar) determiner (class of words that identify or distinguish a referent without modifying it)


progressivo

progressivo (feminine progressiva, masculine plural progressivos, feminine plural progressivas)

progressiva (feminine)
progressivos (masculine plural)
progressivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) progressive; continuous (expressing an ongoing action or state)


membro

pt-noun

membro m or f by sense (plural membros, feminine membra, feminine plural membras)

membros (plural)
membra (feminine)
membras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese membro (displacing nembro), from Latin membrum (“member; limb”), from Proto-Indo-European *memso-, *mems-ro (“flesh”).

inh+

Holonyms: frase, oração, periodo, sentença


condicional

pt-adj

condicional m or f (plural condicionais)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”).

bor+

(grammar, of a conjunction) expressing a condition


condicional

(grammar) a conjunction expressing a condition


condicional

(grammar) conditional mood (form of the verb used to signify that something is contingent upon the outcome of something else)


modo subjuntivo

pt-noun

modo subjuntivo m (plural modos subjuntivos)

(grammar, chiefly Brazil) subjunctive mood


subjuntivo

Borrowed from Latin subiunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting; of the subjunctive mode”), from subiungō (“to add, to join, to subjoin”), from sub- (“under”) + iungō (“to join”).

bor

(uncountable, grammar) subjunctive (subjunctive mood)


subjuntivo

pt-adj

subjuntivo (feminine subjuntiva, masculine plural subjuntivos, feminine plural subjuntivas, not comparable)

subjuntiva (feminine)
subjuntivos (masculine plural)
subjuntivas (feminine plural)

(grammar, of a verb form) subjunctive (inflected in the subjunctive mood)


possessivo

possessivo (feminine possessiva, masculine plural possessivos, feminine plural possessivas)

possessiva (feminine)
possessivos (masculine plural)
possessivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).

bor+

(not comparable, grammar) possessive (indicating possession)


paralelismo

(rhetoric, grammar) parallelism (juxtaposition of equivalent syntactic constructions)


adjunto

(grammar) adjunct (dispensable phrase that amplifies a sentence’s meaning)


genitivo

pt-adj

genitivo (feminine genitiva, masculine plural genitivos, feminine plural genitivas, not comparable)

genitiva (feminine)
genitivos (masculine plural)
genitivas (feminine plural)

From Renaissance Latin cāsus genitīvus (literally “case pertaining to origin, birth”) (also spelled cāsus genetīvus), from genitus, the perfect passive participle of gignō (“beget”).

bor

(grammar, comparable) genitive (of or relating to the case of possession)


genitivo

(grammar) (of or relating to the case of possession)


diminutivo

pt-adj

diminutivo (feminine diminutiva, masculine plural diminutivos, feminine plural diminutivas)

diminutiva (feminine)
diminutivos (masculine plural)
diminutivas (feminine plural)


caso locativo

(grammar) locative case (case used to indicate place, or the place where)


caso instrumental

(grammar) instrumental case (case to express agency or means)


complemento

Borrowed from Latin complēmentum. Compare the doublets comprimento and cumprimento.

(grammar) complement (clause needed to complete the meaning of an expression)


vocativo

Borrowed from grammatical Latin vocātīvus.

(grammar) vocative case (case used when addressing someone)


superlativo

superlativo (feminine superlativa, masculine plural superlativos, feminine plural superlativas, not comparable)

superlativa (feminine)
superlativos (masculine plural)
superlativas (feminine plural)

(grammar) of or relating to the superlative degree; superlative


acusativo

Learned borrowing from Latin accūsātīvus. By surface analysis, acusar + -tivo.


termo

From Old Galician-Portuguese termĩo, from Latin terminus (“boundary; end”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”). Doublet of the borrowing término.

(grammar) a word with a function in a sentence


sentença

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentença, from Latin sententia (“opinion; sentence”), from sentiō (“to feel, to perceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

der

(archaic, grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)


epíteto

Borrowed from Latin epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton), neuter form of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “added”), from ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi, “to add on”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, to place”).


variar

pt-verb

variar (first-person singular present vario, first-person singular preterite variei, past participle variado)

vario (first-person present singular)
variei (first-person preterite singular)
variado (participle past)
variar (impersonal infinitive)
variar (first-person infinitive singular)
variares (infinitive second-person singular)
variar (infinitive singular third-person)
variarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
variardes (infinitive plural second-person)
variarem (infinitive plural third-person)
variando (gerund)
variado (masculine participle past singular)
variados (masculine participle past plural)
variada (feminine participle past singular)
variadas (feminine participle past plural)
vario (first-person indicative present singular)
varias (indicative present second-person singular)
varia (indicative present singular third-person)
variamos (first-person indicative plural present)
variais (indicative plural present second-person)
variam (indicative plural present third-person)
variava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
variavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
variava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
variávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
variáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
variavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
variei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
variaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
variou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
variamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
variámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
variastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
variaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
variara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
variaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
variara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
variáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
variáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
variaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
variarei (first-person future indicative singular)
variarás (future indicative second-person singular)
variará (future indicative singular third-person)
variaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
variareis (future indicative plural second-person)
variarão (future indicative plural third-person)
variaria (conditional first-person singular)
variarias (conditional second-person singular)
variaria (conditional singular third-person)
variaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
variaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
variariam (conditional plural third-person)
varie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
varies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
varie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
variemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
varieis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
variem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
variasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
variasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
variasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
variássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
variásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
variassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
variar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
variares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
variar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
variarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
variardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
variarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
varia (imperative second-person singular)
varie (imperative singular third-person)
variemos (first-person imperative plural)
variai (imperative plural second-person)
variem (imperative plural third-person)
não varies (imperative negative second-person singular)
não varie (imperative negative singular third-person)
não variemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não varieis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não variem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Latin variāre (“to vary”), from varius (“various; different”).

(grammar) to inflect (to vary the form of a word)


conjugar

conjugar (first-person singular present conjugo, first-person singular preterite conjuguei, past participle conjugado)

conjugo (first-person present singular)
conjuguei (first-person preterite singular)
conjugado (participle past)
conjugar (impersonal infinitive)
conjugar (first-person infinitive singular)
conjugares (infinitive second-person singular)
conjugar (infinitive singular third-person)
conjugarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
conjugardes (infinitive plural second-person)
conjugarem (infinitive plural third-person)
conjugando (gerund)
conjugado (masculine participle past singular)
conjugados (masculine participle past plural)
conjugada (feminine participle past singular)
conjugadas (feminine participle past plural)
conjugo (first-person indicative present singular)
conjugas (indicative present second-person singular)
conjuga (indicative present singular third-person)
conjugamos (first-person indicative plural present)
conjugais (indicative plural present second-person)
conjugam (indicative plural present third-person)
conjugava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
conjugavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
conjugava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
conjugávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
conjugáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
conjugavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
conjuguei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
conjugaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
conjugou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
conjugamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
conjugámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
conjugastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
conjugaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
conjugara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
conjugaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
conjugara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
conjugáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
conjugáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
conjugaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
conjugarei (first-person future indicative singular)
conjugarás (future indicative second-person singular)
conjugará (future indicative singular third-person)
conjugaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
conjugareis (future indicative plural second-person)
conjugarão (future indicative plural third-person)
conjugaria (conditional first-person singular)
conjugarias (conditional second-person singular)
conjugaria (conditional singular third-person)
conjugaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
conjugaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
conjugariam (conditional plural third-person)
conjugue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
conjugues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
conjugue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
conjuguemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
conjugueis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
conjuguem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
conjugasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
conjugasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
conjugasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
conjugássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
conjugásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
conjugassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
conjugar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
conjugares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
conjugar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
conjugarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
conjugardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
conjugarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
conjuga (imperative second-person singular)
conjugue (imperative singular third-person)
conjuguemos (first-person imperative plural)
conjugai (imperative plural second-person)
conjuguem (imperative plural third-person)
não conjugues (imperative negative second-person singular)
não conjugue (imperative negative singular third-person)
não conjuguemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não conjugueis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não conjuguem (imperative negative plural third-person)


aumentativo

pt-adj

aumentativo (feminine aumentativa, masculine plural aumentativos, feminine plural aumentativas)

aumentativa (feminine)
aumentativos (masculine plural)
aumentativas (feminine plural)


pronome indefinido

pt-noun

pronome indefinido m (plural pronomes indefinidos)

(grammar) indefinite pronoun (pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent)


passado

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passado, corresponding to passar (“to pass”) + -ado.

inh+

(grammar) past; past tense (verb tense expressing actions that already happened)


caso oblíquo

(grammar) oblique case (any noun case except the nominative)


artigo

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin articulus (“a joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”). Compare the inherited artelho and later borrowing artículo.


predicado

From Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject”), a noun use of the neuter past participle of praedicō (“I proclaim”).


supino

(grammar) supine (type of verbal noun found in Latin)


perfectivo

pt-adj

perfectivo (feminine perfectiva, masculine plural perfectivos, feminine plural perfectivas)

tlb

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

perfectiva (feminine)
perfectivos (masculine plural)
perfectivas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin perfectīvus, from Latin perficiō.

(grammar) perfective (relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect)


conjunção

/kõ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

Borrowed from Latin coniūnctiōnem (“conjunction, combination”).


preposição

Borrowed from Latin praepositiōnem (“preposition”), from prae- (“pre-”) + positiō (“position”).

(grammar) preposition (type of word such as “of”, “from”, “for”, “by”)


iterativo

pt-adj

iterativo (feminine iterativa, masculine plural iterativos, feminine plural iterativas)

iterativa (feminine)
iterativos (masculine plural)
iterativas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin iterātīvus, from Latin iterātus.

(grammar) iterative (expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency)


recíproco

recíproco (feminine recíproca, masculine plural recíprocos, feminine plural recíprocas, not comparable)

recíproca (feminine)
recíprocos (masculine plural)
recíprocas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin recīprocus (“back and forth; reciprocal”).


predicativo

pt-adj

predicativo (feminine predicativa, masculine plural predicativos, feminine plural predicativas)

predicativa (feminine)
predicativos (masculine plural)
predicativas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin praedicātīvus.

lbor

(grammar) predicative (said of the verb that establishes the link between the subject and the predicate of the subject)


predicativo

(grammar) predicative (constituent that is selected by a copulative or transitive-predicative verb, and that attributes characteristics to the subject or direct complement)


solecismo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismós).

bor+

há solecismo quando se usa "houveram homens" em vez de "houve homens"
there is solecism when using "houveram homens" instead of "houve homens"

(grammar) solecism (Grammatical error, generally syntax, due to lack of knowledge of one or more rules)


feminino

pt-adj

feminino (feminine feminina, masculine plural femininos, feminine plural femininas, comparable, comparative mais feminino, superlative o mais feminino or femininíssimo)

feminina (feminine)
femininos (masculine plural)
femininas (feminine plural)
mais feminino (comparative)
o mais feminino (superlative)
femininíssimo (superlative)

(not comparable, grammar) of feminine gender; feminine


locativo

(grammar) locative (grammatical case expressing the place where or the time during which something occurs)


oração

[o.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese oraçon, from Latin ōrātiōnem (“discourse; prayer”). By surface analysis, orar + -ção.


partitivo

partitivo (feminine partitiva, masculine plural partitivos, feminine plural partitivas)

partitiva (feminine)
partitivos (masculine plural)
partitivas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.


particípio presente

pt-noun

particípio presente m (plural particípios presentes)

(grammar) present participle (verb form that indicates an ongoing action)


declinação

Learned borrowing from Latin dēclīnātiōnem (“declension, declination”). By surface analysis, declinar + -ção.

lbor

(grammar) declension (a way of categorizing nouns)


impessoal

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin impersōnālis.


pronome relativo

pt-noun

pronome relativo m (plural pronomes relativos)


reflexo

pt-adj

reflexo (feminine reflexa, masculine plural reflexos, feminine plural reflexas)

reflexa (feminine)
reflexos (masculine plural)
reflexas (feminine plural)

From Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectō (“to bend back; to reflect”).


complexo

complexo (feminine complexa, masculine plural complexos, feminine plural complexas)

complexa (feminine)
complexos (masculine plural)
complexas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin complexus (“embraced; surrounded”), from complector (“to encircle”).

bor+

(grammar, of a clause’s subject or object) compound (composed of elements)


prefixo

Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front, to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix, to fasten, to affix”)).

(grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)


anacoluto

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon).

lbor

(rhetoric, grammar) anacoluthon; anacoluthia (grammatically inconsistent construction)


pretérito perfeito simples

pt-noun

pretérito perfeito simples m (uncountable)


invariável

pt-adj

invariável m or f (plural invariáveis, comparable, comparative mais invariável, superlative o mais invariável or invariabilíssimo)

invariáveis (plural)
mais invariável (comparative)
o mais invariável (superlative)
invariabilíssimo (superlative)

[ĩ.bɐˈɾja.βɛɫ]

(grammar) indeclinable (no declinable; not having grammatical inflections)


quantificador

pt-noun

quantificador m (plural quantificadores, feminine quantificadora, feminine plural quantificadoras)

quantificadores (plural)
quantificadora (feminine)
quantificadoras (feminine plural)

From quantificar (“to quantify”) + -dor (“-er”), from quanto (“amount”) + -ificar (“-ify”).

suffix

(grammar) quantifier (a word, such as all or many, which expresses a quantity)


epiceno

pt-adj

epiceno (feminine epicena, masculine plural epicenos, feminine plural epicenas)

epicena (feminine)
epicenos (masculine plural)
epicenas (feminine plural)

From Latin epicoenus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκοινος (epíkoinos), based on κοινός (koinós, “common”).

(grammar, of words for animals) having a fixed grammatical gender


aoristo

pt-noun

aoristo m (countable and uncountable, plural aoristos)

Learned borrowing from Latin aoristus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓όρῐστος (ăórĭstos).

(grammar) aorist (one of the indefinite tenses of the Greek conjugation that indicates pure and simple action, with no idea of duration)


flexionar

pt-verb

flexionar (first-person singular present flexiono, first-person singular preterite flexionei, past participle flexionado)

flexiono (first-person present singular)
flexionei (first-person preterite singular)
flexionado (participle past)
flexionar (impersonal infinitive)
flexionar (first-person infinitive singular)
flexionares (infinitive second-person singular)
flexionar (infinitive singular third-person)
flexionarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
flexionardes (infinitive plural second-person)
flexionarem (infinitive plural third-person)
flexionando (gerund)
flexionado (masculine participle past singular)
flexionados (masculine participle past plural)
flexionada (feminine participle past singular)
flexionadas (feminine participle past plural)
flexiono (first-person indicative present singular)
flexionas (indicative present second-person singular)
flexiona (indicative present singular third-person)
flexionamos (first-person indicative plural present)
flexionais (indicative plural present second-person)
flexionam (indicative plural present third-person)
flexionava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
flexionavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
flexionava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
flexionávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
flexionáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
flexionavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
flexionei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
flexionaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
flexionou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
flexionamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
flexionámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
flexionastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
flexionaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
flexionara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
flexionaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
flexionara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
flexionáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
flexionáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
flexionaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
flexionarei (first-person future indicative singular)
flexionarás (future indicative second-person singular)
flexionará (future indicative singular third-person)
flexionaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
flexionareis (future indicative plural second-person)
flexionarão (future indicative plural third-person)
flexionaria (conditional first-person singular)
flexionarias (conditional second-person singular)
flexionaria (conditional singular third-person)
flexionaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
flexionaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
flexionariam (conditional plural third-person)
flexione (first-person present singular subjunctive)
flexiones (present second-person singular subjunctive)
flexione (present singular subjunctive third-person)
flexionemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
flexioneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
flexionem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
flexionasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
flexionasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
flexionasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
flexionássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
flexionásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
flexionassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
flexionar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
flexionares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
flexionar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
flexionarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
flexionardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
flexionarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
flexiona (imperative second-person singular)
flexione (imperative singular third-person)
flexionemos (first-person imperative plural)
flexionai (imperative plural second-person)
flexionem (imperative plural third-person)
não flexiones (imperative negative second-person singular)
não flexione (imperative negative singular third-person)
não flexionemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não flexioneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não flexionem (imperative negative plural third-person)


parataxe

(grammar) parataxis (a construct in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions)


coordenado

pt-adj

coordenado (feminine coordenada, masculine plural coordenados, feminine plural coordenadas)

coordenada (feminine)
coordenados (masculine plural)
coordenadas (feminine plural)

A frase contém duas orações coordenadas.

The sentence contains two coordinated clauses.

(grammar, of a clause) connected by coordination


transitividade

pt-noun

transitividade f (plural transitividades)

From transitivo (“transitive”) + -idade (“-ity”), from Latin trānsitīvus (“transiting”).

suffix

(grammar) transitivity (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)


primeira pessoa

pt-noun

primeira pessoa f (plural primeiras pessoas)

(grammar) first person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement)


verbo reflexivo

verbo reflexivo m (plural verbos reflexivos)

(grammar) reflexive verb (verb that takes a reflexive pronoun)


reflexivo

pt-adj

reflexivo (feminine reflexiva, masculine plural reflexivos, feminine plural reflexivas)

reflexiva (feminine)
reflexivos (masculine plural)
reflexivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) reflexive (referring back to the subject)


terceira pessoa

(grammar) third person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement)


tónica

(grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word


preposicional

preposicional m or f (plural preposicionais)

(grammar) prepositional (of the prepositional case)


interj.

(lexicography, grammar) Abbreviation of interjeição (“interjection”).


perfeito

perfeito (feminine perfeita, masculine plural perfeitos, feminine plural perfeitas)

perfeita (feminine)
perfeitos (masculine plural)
perfeitas (feminine plural)


qualificativo

adjetivo qualificativo


demonstrativo

demonstrativo (feminine demonstrativa, masculine plural demonstrativos, feminine plural demonstrativas)

demonstrativa (feminine)
demonstrativos (masculine plural)
demonstrativas (feminine plural)

(grammar) demonstrative (that specifies the thing or person referred to)


caso nominativo

(grammar) nominative case (case used to indicate the subject)


caso dativo

(grammar) dative case (case used to express direction towards an indirect object)


hipérbato

(grammar) hyperbaton (inversion of the usual order of words or phrases)


indefinido

indefinido (feminine indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

indefinida (feminine)
indefinidos (masculine plural)
indefinidas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin indēfīnītus (“indefinite”). By surface analysis, in- + definido.

bor+

(grammar, or a pronoun or article) indefinite (which specifies an undetermined object)


indefinido

(grammar) an indefinite pronoun or article


sintagma nominal

pt-noun

sintagma nominal m (plural sintagmas nominais)


conjugação

[kõ.ʒu.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ʒu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin coniugātiōnem. By surface analysis, conjugar + -ção.


mais-que-perfeito

Literally, “more than perfect”. Calque of Latin plūsquamperfectus.


protônico

pt-adj

protônico (feminine protônica, masculine plural protônicos, feminine plural protônicas, not comparable)

protônica (feminine)
protônicos (masculine plural)
protônicas (feminine plural)


contrair

pt-verb

contrair (first-person singular present contraio, first-person singular preterite contraí, past participle contraído)

contraio (first-person present singular)
contraí (first-person preterite singular)
contraído (participle past)
contrair (impersonal infinitive)
contrair (first-person infinitive singular)
contraíres (infinitive second-person singular)
contrair (infinitive singular third-person)
contrairmos (first-person infinitive plural)
contrairdes (infinitive plural second-person)
contraírem (infinitive plural third-person)
contraindo (gerund)
contraído (masculine participle past singular)
contraídos (masculine participle past plural)
contraída (feminine participle past singular)
contraídas (feminine participle past plural)
contraio (first-person indicative present singular)
contrais (indicative present second-person singular)
contrai (indicative present singular third-person)
contraímos (first-person indicative plural present)
contraís (indicative plural present second-person)
contraem (indicative plural present third-person)
contraía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
contraías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
contraía (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
contraíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
contraíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
contraíam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
contraí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
contraíste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
contraiu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
contraímos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
contraístes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
contraíram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
contraíra (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
contraíras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
contraíra (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
contraíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
contraíreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
contraíram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
contrairei (first-person future indicative singular)
contrairás (future indicative second-person singular)
contrairá (future indicative singular third-person)
contrairemos (first-person future indicative plural)
contraireis (future indicative plural second-person)
contrairão (future indicative plural third-person)
contrairia (conditional first-person singular)
contrairias (conditional second-person singular)
contrairia (conditional singular third-person)
contrairíamos (conditional first-person plural)
contrairíeis (conditional plural second-person)
contrairiam (conditional plural third-person)
contraia (first-person present singular subjunctive)
contraias (present second-person singular subjunctive)
contraia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
contraiamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
contraiais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
contraiam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
contraísse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
contraísses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
contraísse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
contraíssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
contraísseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
contraíssem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
contrair (first-person future singular subjunctive)
contraíres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
contrair (future singular subjunctive third-person)
contrairmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
contrairdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
contraírem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
contrai (imperative second-person singular)
contraia (imperative singular third-person)
contraiamos (first-person imperative plural)
contraí (imperative plural second-person)
contraiam (imperative plural third-person)
não contraias (imperative negative second-person singular)
não contraia (imperative negative singular third-person)
não contraiamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não contraiais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não contraiam (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Latin contrahere, with change of conjugation.

(grammar, intransitive) to contract (to become shorter by omitting some phonemes)


coletivo

pt-adj

coletivo (feminine coletiva, masculine plural coletivos, feminine plural coletivas)

coletiva (feminine)
coletivos (masculine plural)
coletivas (feminine plural)


imperfeito

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin imperfectus.


supletivo

pt-adj

supletivo (feminine supletiva, masculine plural supletivos, feminine plural supletivas)

supletiva (feminine)
supletivos (masculine plural)
supletivas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin suppletīvus.

lbor

(grammar) suppletive (said of the linguistic element that can complete a defective paradigm)


monossilábico

pt-adj

monossilábico (feminine monossilábica, masculine plural monossilábicos, feminine plural monossilábicas)

monossilábica (feminine)
monossilábicos (masculine plural)
monossilábicas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, mono- + silábico.

der

μονοσύλλαβος

(grammar) monosyllabic (consisting of one syllable)


regência

[χeˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ]

(grammar) valency (the relation between a verb and its arguments)


futuro do pretérito

(grammar, chiefly Brazil) a Portuguese verb form used to express the conditional tense, futurity from a past perspective, or to make polite requests


elativo

pt-adj

elativo (feminine elativa, masculine plural elativos, feminine plural elativas)

elativa (feminine)
elativos (masculine plural)
elativas (feminine plural)


aglutinação

From Latin agglutinatio. By surface analysis, aglutinar + -ção.

Coordinate term: justaposição

A palavra "planalto" é resultado do processo de aglutinação entre as palavras "plano" e "alto".

The word “plateau” is the result of the process of agglutination between the words “flat” and “high.”

(grammar, phonetics) a blend with the loss of one or more phonemes


jussivo

jussivo (feminine jussiva, masculine plural jussivos, feminine plural jussivas)

jussiva (feminine)
jussivos (masculine plural)
jussivas (feminine plural)

(grammar, of a verb) jussive (agreeing with a request)


artigo definido

pt-noun

artigo definido m (plural artigos definidos)

(grammar) definite article (article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered)


artigo indefinido

artigo indefinido m (plural artigos indefinidos)

(grammar) indefinite article (word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects)


caso abessivo

(grammar) abessive case (case used to express the lack of something)


caso absolutivo

(grammar) absolutive case (case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action)


caso adessivo

(grammar) adessive case (noun case used to indicate adjacent location)


caso alativo

(grammar) allative case (case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something)


caso caritivo

(grammar) caritive case (case used to express the lack of something)


caso comitativo

(grammar) comitative case (case used to denote companionship)


caso delativo

(grammar) delative case (case used to indicate movement from an object)


caso elativo

(grammar) elative case (case used to indicate movement out of something)


caso ergativo

(grammar) ergative case (case used to indicate the agent of a verb)


caso essivo

(grammar) essive case (case used to indicate a temporary state of being)


caso ilativo

(grammar) illative case (case used to indicate movement into something)


caso possessivo

(grammar) possessive case (case used to express direct possession)


comitativo

pt-adj

comitativo (feminine comitativa, masculine plural comitativos, feminine plural comitativas)

comitativa (feminine)
comitativos (masculine plural)
comitativas (feminine plural)

(grammar) comitative (indicating accompaniment)


concordância

(grammar) agreement (the state of different words in a clause having the same value of a grammatical category)


conectivo

(grammar) connective (word used to connect words, clauses and sentences)


flexão

(grammar) inflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)


frase preposicional

pt-noun

frase preposicional f (plural frases preposicionais)

prepositional phrase
prepositional phrase

(grammar) prepositional phrase (phrase that has both a preposition and its complement)


hipotaxe

(grammar) hypotaxis (syntactic subordination of a clause to another)


imperfectivo

(grammar) imperfective aspect (verbal aspect that denotes an action that does not have a fixed temporal boundary)


incontável

(grammar, of a noun) uncountable (about a noun which cannot be counted)


inflexão

Learned borrowing from Latin īnflexiōnem.


locução

(grammar) phrase (group of words that functions as a single unit)


mesóclise

(grammar) mesoclisis (insertion of a clitic inside a word)


modo conjuntivo

pt-noun

modo conjuntivo m (plural modos conjuntivos)

(grammar, chiefly Portugal) subjunctive mood


nome próprio

(grammar) proper noun (noun denoting an individual entity)


participialmente

(grammar) participially (in the manner of a participle)


pospor

pt-verb

pospor (first-person singular present posponho, first-person singular preterite pospus, past participle posposto)

posponho (first-person present singular)
pospus (first-person preterite singular)
posposto (participle past)
pospor (impersonal infinitive)
pospor (first-person infinitive singular)
pospores (infinitive second-person singular)
pospor (infinitive singular third-person)
pospormos (first-person infinitive plural)
pospordes (infinitive plural second-person)
posporem (infinitive plural third-person)
pospondo (gerund)
posposto (masculine participle past singular)
pospostos (masculine participle past plural)
posposta (feminine participle past singular)
pospostas (feminine participle past plural)
posponho (first-person indicative present singular)
pospões (indicative present second-person singular)
pospõe (indicative present singular third-person)
pospomos (first-person indicative plural present)
pospondes (indicative plural present second-person)
pospõem (indicative plural present third-person)
pospunha (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
pospunhas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
pospunha (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
pospúnhamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
pospúnheis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
pospunham (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
pospus (first-person indicative preterite singular)
pospuseste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
pospôs (indicative preterite singular third-person)
pospusemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
pospusestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
pospuseram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
pospusera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
pospuseras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
pospusera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
pospuséramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
pospuséreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
pospuseram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
posporei (first-person future indicative singular)
posporás (future indicative second-person singular)
posporá (future indicative singular third-person)
posporemos (first-person future indicative plural)
posporeis (future indicative plural second-person)
posporão (future indicative plural third-person)
posporia (conditional first-person singular)
posporias (conditional second-person singular)
posporia (conditional singular third-person)
posporíamos (conditional first-person plural)
posporíeis (conditional plural second-person)
posporiam (conditional plural third-person)
posponha (first-person present singular subjunctive)
posponhas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
posponha (present singular subjunctive third-person)
posponhamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
posponhais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
posponham (plural present subjunctive third-person)
pospusesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
pospusesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
pospusesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
pospuséssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
pospusésseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
pospusessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
pospuser (first-person future singular subjunctive)
pospuseres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
pospuser (future singular subjunctive third-person)
pospusermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
pospuserdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
pospuserem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
pospõe (imperative second-person singular)
posponha (imperative singular third-person)
posponhamos (first-person imperative plural)
posponde (imperative plural second-person)
posponham (imperative plural third-person)
não posponhas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não posponha (imperative negative singular third-person)
não posponhamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não posponhais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não posponham (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Latin postpōnere, corresponding to pós- (“post-”) + pôr (“to place, to put”).

affix

(grammar) to postpose (place a word or phrase after another)


posposição

Coordinate term: preposição

(grammar) postposition (particle that comes after the noun)


aorístico

pt-adj

aorístico (feminine aorística, masculine plural aorísticos, feminine plural aorísticas)

aorística (feminine)
aorísticos (masculine plural)
aorísticas (feminine plural)

(grammar) aorist (pertaining to the aorist aspect or tense)


particípio passado

pt-noun

particípio passado m (plural particípios passados)

(grammar) past participle (participle indicating a completed action or state)


segunda pessoa

segunda pessoa f (plural segundas pessoas)

(grammar) second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)


voz ativa

(grammar) active voice (the voice in which the subject of a verb carries out the action)


verbo de ligação

verbo de ligação m (plural verbos de ligação)

(linguistics, grammar) copula (verb used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate)


pronome oblíquo tónico

pronome oblíquo tónico m (plural pronomes oblíquos tónicos)

prepositional pronoun
prepositional pronoun

(grammar) the prepositional pronoun in Portuguese


semelfactivo

pt-adj

semelfactivo (feminine semelfactiva, masculine plural semelfactivos, feminine plural semelfactivas)

semelfactiva (feminine)
semelfactivos (masculine plural)
semelfactivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) semelfactive (denoting a momentary or punctiliar action)


substantivo verbal

pt-noun

substantivo verbal m (plural substantivos verbais)

(grammar) verbal noun (noun formed from or corresponding to a verb)


voz média

(grammar) middle voice (form in which the subject of a verb performs some action upon itself)


voz passiva

(grammar) passive voice (voice in which the subject receives the action)


defectivo

pt-adj

defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)

defectiva (feminine)
defectivos (masculine plural)
defectivas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfectīvus.

lbor

(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)


ablação

[ɐ.βlɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin ablātiōnem (“a taking away”).

(grammar) the removal of an initial phoneme of a term


acusatividade

(grammar) accusativity (the quality of being accusative)


estado absoluto

(grammar) absolute state (in the Semitic languages, the state of a noun that is not grammatically linked to another noun)


inalienável

pt-adj

inalienável m or f (plural inalienáveis)

(grammar) inalienable (belonging to a class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm)


modificador

(grammar) modifier (qualifying word, clause or phrase)


verbo auxiliar

pt-noun

verbo auxiliar m (plural verbos auxiliares)

(grammar) auxiliary verb (verb that accompanies the main verb of a clause)


actante

(grammar) actant (any of the participants in a grammatical clause)


adposicional

pt-adj

adposicional m or f (plural adposicionais)

(grammar) adpositional (pertaining to or of the nature of an adposition)


adposição

(grammar) adposition (element expressing a spatial or temporal relation)


adverbializador

pt-noun

adverbializador m (plural adverbializadores)

[ɐ.ðβɨɾ.βjɐ.li.zɐˈðoɾ]

(grammar) adverbializer (morpheme that converts a word into an adverb)


agentividade

(grammar) agentivity (the state or condition of being agentive)


autológico

pt-adj

autológico (feminine autológica, masculine plural autológicos, feminine plural autológicas)

autológica (feminine)
autológicos (masculine plural)
autológicas (feminine plural)

(grammar) autological (describing or defining itself)


complemento direto

pt-noun

complemento direto m (plural complementos diretos)

(grammar) direct object (the noun phrase a verb is directly acting upon)


objeto direto

objeto direto m (plural objetos diretos)

[ɔˈβʒɛ.tu ðiˈɾɛ.tu]


contável

(grammar, of a noun) countable (able to be used in the plural)


discurso indireto

discurso indireto m (plural discursos indiretos)

(grammar) reported speech, indirect speech (a form of speech used to express what another has said)


heterológico

pt-adj

heterológico (feminine heterológica, masculine plural heterológicos, feminine plural heterológicas)

heterológica (feminine)
heterológicos (masculine plural)
heterológicas (feminine plural)

(grammar, of an adjective) heterological (not describing itself)


metátese

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).

lbor

(linguistics, grammar) phonetic phenomenon that consists of the transposition of phonemes or syllables within the same word


expletiva

(grammar) expletive (word that performs a syntactic role but contributes nothing to meaning)


expletivo

pt-adj

expletivo (feminine expletiva, masculine plural expletivos, feminine plural expletivas)

expletiva (feminine)
expletivos (masculine plural)
expletivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) expletive (performing a syntactic role but contributing nothing to meaning)


substantivação

pt-noun

substantivação f (plural substantivações)

(grammar) nominalization (use of a non-noun as a noun)


circunfixo

(grammar) circumfix (affix with a prefixing and a suffixing part)


alfa privativo

(grammar) alpha privative (the prefix a- expressing negation or absence)


anacolútico

pt-adj

anacolútico (feminine anacolútica, masculine plural anacolúticos, feminine plural anacolúticas)

anacolútica (feminine)
anacolúticos (masculine plural)
anacolúticas (feminine plural)

(grammar) anacoluthic (pertaining to or being an anacoluthon)


anfibólico

anfibólico (feminine anfibólica, masculine plural anfibólicos, feminine plural anfibólicas)

anfibólica (feminine)
anfibólicos (masculine plural)
anfibólicas (feminine plural)

(grammar) amphibolic (pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly)


anticausativo

anticausativo (feminine anticausativa, masculine plural anticausativos, feminine plural anticausativas)

anticausativa (feminine)
anticausativos (masculine plural)
anticausativas (feminine plural)

(grammar, of an intransitive verb) anticausative (which shows an action affecting its subject, without indicating the cause)


antiptose

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίπτωσις (antíptōsis).

lbor

(grammar, rhetoric) antiptosis (substitution of one grammatical case for another)


tônica

(grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word


indeclinável

pt-adj

indeclinável m or f (plural indeclináveis)

(grammar, of a word) indeclinable (not inflected)


verbo pronominal

pt-noun

verbo pronominal m (plural verbos pronominais)

(grammar) pronominal verb (verb that is mandatorily used with a reflexive pronoun)


aposição

(grammar) apposition (the placing of a noun with another as an explanatory equivalent)


apódose

Learned borrowing from Latin apodosis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόδοσῐς (apódosĭs).

(grammar) apodosis (second part of a grammatical period whose meaning is the complement of the first (protasis))

(grammar) apodosis (main clause of a hypothetical (conditional) sentence)


transitivo indireto

pt-adj

transitivo indireto (feminine transitiva indireta, masculine plural transitivos indiretos, feminine plural transitivas indiretas)

transitiva indireta (feminine)
transitivos indiretos (masculine plural)
transitivas indiretas (feminine plural)

indirectly transitive
indirectly transitive

(grammar, of a verb) indirect transitive; indirectly transitive (transitive but requiring a preposition)


declinativo

declinativo (feminine declinativa, masculine plural declinativos, feminine plural declinativas)

declinativa (feminine)
declinativos (masculine plural)
declinativas (feminine plural)

(grammar, rare) declensional (relating to declension)


perifrástico

perifrástico (feminine perifrástica, masculine plural perifrásticos, feminine plural perifrásticas)

perifrástica (feminine)
perifrásticos (masculine plural)
perifrásticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).

bor+

περιφραστικός

(grammar) periphrastic (characterised by periphrasis)


objeto indireto

pt-noun

objeto indireto m (plural objetos indiretos)

(grammar, Brazil) Any prepositional phrase which is an internal complement of a verb.


passado anterior

(grammar) past anterior (a compound tense used in literary French and Spanish)


verbo separável

verbo separável m (plural verbos separáveis)

(grammar) separable verb (verb composed of a stem and a separable affix)


substantivar

pt-verb

substantivar (first-person singular present substantivo, first-person singular preterite substantivei, past participle substantivado)

substantivo (first-person present singular)
substantivei (first-person preterite singular)
substantivado (participle past)
substantivar (impersonal infinitive)
substantivar (first-person infinitive singular)
substantivares (infinitive second-person singular)
substantivar (infinitive singular third-person)
substantivarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
substantivardes (infinitive plural second-person)
substantivarem (infinitive plural third-person)
substantivando (gerund)
substantivado (masculine participle past singular)
substantivados (masculine participle past plural)
substantivada (feminine participle past singular)
substantivadas (feminine participle past plural)
substantivo (first-person indicative present singular)
substantivas (indicative present second-person singular)
substantiva (indicative present singular third-person)
substantivamos (first-person indicative plural present)
substantivais (indicative plural present second-person)
substantivam (indicative plural present third-person)
substantivava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
substantivavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
substantivava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
substantivávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
substantiváveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
substantivavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
substantivei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
substantivaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
substantivou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
substantivamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
substantivámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
substantivastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
substantivaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
substantivara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
substantivaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
substantivara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
substantiváramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
substantiváreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
substantivaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
substantivarei (first-person future indicative singular)
substantivarás (future indicative second-person singular)
substantivará (future indicative singular third-person)
substantivaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
substantivareis (future indicative plural second-person)
substantivarão (future indicative plural third-person)
substantivaria (conditional first-person singular)
substantivarias (conditional second-person singular)
substantivaria (conditional singular third-person)
substantivaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
substantivaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
substantivariam (conditional plural third-person)
substantive (first-person present singular subjunctive)
substantives (present second-person singular subjunctive)
substantive (present singular subjunctive third-person)
substantivemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
substantiveis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
substantivem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
substantivasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
substantivasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
substantivasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
substantivássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
substantivásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
substantivassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
substantivar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
substantivares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
substantivar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
substantivarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
substantivardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
substantivarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
substantiva (imperative second-person singular)
substantive (imperative singular third-person)
substantivemos (first-person imperative plural)
substantivai (imperative plural second-person)
substantivem (imperative plural third-person)
não substantives (imperative negative second-person singular)
não substantive (imperative negative singular third-person)
não substantivemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não substantiveis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não substantivem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, grammar) to nominalize, substantivise (to use as a noun (word from another grammatical category))


sindético

pt-adj

sindético (feminine sindética, masculine plural sindéticos, feminine plural sindéticas, not comparable)

sindética (feminine)
sindéticos (masculine plural)
sindéticas (feminine plural)

oração coordenada sindética

(grammar, of a clause) syndetic, having a conjunction


assindético

assindético (feminine assindética, masculine plural assindéticos, feminine plural assindéticas, not comparable)

assindética (feminine)
assindéticos (masculine plural)
assindéticas (feminine plural)

oração coordenada assindética

(grammar, of a clause) asyndetic, lacking a conjunction


substantivo abstrato

pt-noun

substantivo abstrato m (plural substantivos abstratos)


pretérito imperfeito

pretérito imperfeito m (plural pretéritos imperfeitos)


impessoalidade

impessoalidade f (plural impessoalidades)

(grammar, of verbs) the quality of not using personal subjects


gentílico

pt-adj

gentílico (feminine gentílica, masculine plural gentílicos, feminine plural gentílicas)

gentílica (feminine)
gentílicos (masculine plural)
gentílicas (feminine plural)


comum de dois

comum de dois m or f (plural comuns de dois, not comparable)

(grammar, of a word) having both grammatical genders, but invariant (masculine and feminine forms are identical, and are used to refer to men and women, respectively)


sobrecomum

sobrecomum m or f (plural sobrecomuns, not comparable)

(grammar, of a word) having a fixed grammatical gender which is used to refer to men and women


ênclise

(grammar) enclisis (use of a clitic after a word)


próclise

(grammar) proclisis (use of a clitic before a word)


sm.

substantivo masculino
substantivo masculino#Portuguese

(lexicography, grammar) Initialism of substantivo masculino (“masculine noun”).


disjuntivo

disjuntivo (feminine disjuntiva, masculine plural disjuntivos, feminine plural disjuntivas)

disjuntiva (feminine)
disjuntivos (masculine plural)
disjuntivas (feminine plural)


oração subordinada adjetiva

pt-noun

oração subordinada adjetiva f (plural orações subordinada adjetivas)

/ɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ su.buɾ.diˈna.dɐ ɐ.d͡ʒɨˈti.vɐ/

[ɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ su.βuɾ.ðiˈna.ðɐ ɐ.ðʒɨˈti.vɐ]

/ɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ su.buɾ.diˈna.dɐ ɐ.d͡ʒɨˈti.bɐ/

[ɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ su.βuɾ.ðiˈna.ðɐ ɐ.ðʒɨˈti.βɐ]


sf.

substantivo feminino
substantivo feminino#Portuguese

(lexicography, grammar) Initialism of substantivo feminino (“feminine noun”).


discurso direto

discurso direto m (plural discursos diretos)

(grammar) direct speech (the use of the exact words of the speaker)


crasear

pt-verb

crasear (first-person singular present craseio, first-person singular preterite craseei, past participle craseado)

craseio (first-person present singular)
craseei (first-person preterite singular)
craseado (participle past)
crasear (impersonal infinitive)
crasear (first-person infinitive singular)
craseares (infinitive second-person singular)
crasear (infinitive singular third-person)
crasearmos (first-person infinitive plural)
craseardes (infinitive plural second-person)
crasearem (infinitive plural third-person)
craseando (gerund)
craseado (masculine participle past singular)
craseados (masculine participle past plural)
craseada (feminine participle past singular)
craseadas (feminine participle past plural)
craseio (first-person indicative present singular)
craseias (indicative present second-person singular)
craseia (indicative present singular third-person)
craseamos (first-person indicative plural present)
craseais (indicative plural present second-person)
craseiam (indicative plural present third-person)
craseava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
craseavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
craseava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
craseávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
craseáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
craseavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
craseei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
craseaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
craseou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
craseamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
craseámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
craseastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
crasearam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
craseara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
crasearas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
craseara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
craseáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
craseáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
crasearam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
crasearei (first-person future indicative singular)
crasearás (future indicative second-person singular)
craseará (future indicative singular third-person)
crasearemos (first-person future indicative plural)
craseareis (future indicative plural second-person)
crasearão (future indicative plural third-person)
crasearia (conditional first-person singular)
crasearias (conditional second-person singular)
crasearia (conditional singular third-person)
crasearíamos (conditional first-person plural)
crasearíeis (conditional plural second-person)
craseariam (conditional plural third-person)
craseie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
craseies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
craseie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
craseemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
craseeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
craseiem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
craseasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
craseasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
craseasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
craseássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
craseásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
craseassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
crasear (first-person future singular subjunctive)
craseares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
crasear (future singular subjunctive third-person)
crasearmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
craseardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
crasearem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
craseia (imperative second-person singular)
craseie (imperative singular third-person)
craseemos (first-person imperative plural)
craseai (imperative plural second-person)
craseiem (imperative plural third-person)
não craseies (imperative negative second-person singular)
não craseie (imperative negative singular third-person)
não craseemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não craseeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não craseiem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Você sabe se é correto crasear o "a" nessa frase?

Do you know if it is correct to put a grave accent on "a" in this [Portuguese] sentence?

(Brazil, grammar) to put a grave accent on in order to show crasis


craseado

pt-adj

craseado (feminine craseada, masculine plural craseados, feminine plural craseadas)

craseada (feminine)
craseados (masculine plural)
craseadas (feminine plural)

Muitos não sabem quando usar o "a" craseado.

Many don't know when to use "a" with a grave accent [in Portuguese].

(Brazil, grammar) with a grave accent to represent crasis (as in à, àquele etc.)


bitransitivo

bitransitivo (feminine bitransitiva, masculine plural bitransitivos, feminine plural bitransitivas)

bitransitiva (feminine)
bitransitivos (masculine plural)
bitransitivas (feminine plural)

(grammar) ditransitive (verbs that can take both a direct and an indirect object)