surdo

surdo (feminine surda, masculine plural surdos, feminine plural surdas, comparable, comparative mais surdo, superlative o mais surdo or surdíssimo)

surda (feminine)
surdos (masculine plural)
surdas (feminine plural)
mais surdo (comparative)
o mais surdo (superlative)
surdíssimo (superlative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese sordo, from Latin surdus, from the Proto-Indo-European root *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

Os fonemas /t/ e /f/ são surdos.

(phonetics) voiceless, unvoiced (spoken without vibration of the vocal cords)


Morfeu

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams


Perséfone

From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).

(Greek mythology) Persephone (wife of Hades)


maquiavélico

pt-adj

maquiavélico (feminine maquiavélica, masculine plural maquiavélicos, feminine plural maquiavélicas)

maquiavélica (feminine)
maquiavélicos (masculine plural)
maquiavélicas (feminine plural)

Niccolò Machiavelli
w:Niccolò Machiavelli

(philosophy, sometimes proscribed) Machiavellian (relating to Niccolò Machiavelli or his philosophical system)


ciclope

From Latin cyclōpem (“cyclops”), from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “a cyclops”).


caso oblíquo

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


apofonia

(phonetics) apophony (alternation of sounds within a word)


barbarismo

(linguistics) barbarism (incorrect use of a word or sense thereof)


tragédia

[tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/

[tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/tɾaˈʒɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/

/tɾɐˈʒɛ.djɐ/

[tɾɐˈʒɛ.ðjɐ]

Borrowed from Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ (tragōidĭ́ā).

(narratology) tragedy (work in which the main character is suffers negative consequences)

(narratology, uncountable) tragedy (genre of such works, and the art of producing them)


Amaterasu

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (あまてらす, Amaterasu), from 天 (あま, ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (てらす, terasu, “to illuminate”).

(mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu (Japanese sun goddess)


neofobia

(psychology) neophobia (aversion to all progress, to all innovations)


arrivismo

(sociology) arrivisme (the state or behaviour of an arriviste)


empirismo

(philosophy) empiricism (doctrine that the source of human knowledge is experience)


materialista

pt-adj

materialista m or f (plural materialistas)

(philosophy) materialistic (of or relating to philosophical materialism)


teleologia

(philosophy) teleology (study of the purpose of occurrences)


etimologicamente

(linguistics) etymologically (based on or belonging to etymology)


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.


hegeliano

pt-adj

hegeliano (feminine hegeliana, masculine plural hegelianos, feminine plural hegelianas)

hegeliana (feminine)
hegelianos (masculine plural)
hegelianas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) Hegelian (relating to Hegel or his philosophical system)


almenara

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَنَارَة (al-manāra). Doublet of minarete.

bor+

(history) torch or bonfire lit at the top of a tower or high point to transmit signals visible from a distance


pronunciamento

pt-noun

pronunciamento m (plural pronunciamentos)

(phonology) pronunciation (the act of speaking a word or phoneme)


humanismo

(philosophy) humanism (philosophical system emphasising the agency of human beings)


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)


relativismo

From relativo (“relative”) + -ismo (“-ism”).

(philosophy) relativism (theory that truth and moral values are relative)


conjunção

/kõ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ʒũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒũˈsɐ̃w̃/

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


sadismo

(chiefly psychiatry) sadism (enjoyment of inflicting pain)


preposição

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

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


Branca de Neve

(European folklore) Snow White (beautiful princess placed into an sleeping enchantment)


apocopado

pt-adj

apocopado (feminine apocopada, masculine plural apocopados, feminine plural apocopadas)

apocopada (feminine)
apocopados (masculine plural)
apocopadas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) apocopate (shortened by apocope)


iterativo

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)


trol

pt-noun

trol m or f by sense (plural tróis or troles)

(fantasy, Norse mythology) troll (large, grotesque humanoid living in caves, hills or under bridges)


recíproco

pt-adj

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”).


amazona

Learned borrowing from Latin Amāzonem, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn), adapted to the common feminine suffix -a.

(Greek mythology) Amazon (mythological female warrior)


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)


ecumenismo

pt-noun

ecumenismo m (usually uncountable, plural ecumenismos)

(philosophy) ecumenism (ecumenical doctrines and practices)


tesouro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tesouro, from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure; hoard”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse; treasure”). Doublet of the borrowing tesauro.

der

(lexicography) a reference work where terms are grouped together according to their subject


fricativo

pt-adj

fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)

fricativa (feminine)
fricativos (masculine plural)
fricativas (feminine plural)

From English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).


fricativa

(phonetics) fricative (consonant produced by constricting the flow of air)


tártaro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros, “Tartarus”).


projeção

[pɾo.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/pɾu.ʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin prōiectiōnem (“projection”), from prōiectus (“projected”).

lbor

(psychology) the attribution of one’s emotions into another object or person


germanismo

(linguistics) Germanism (a word or idiom loaned from German or an ancient Germanic language)


leonino

pt-adj

leonino (feminine leonina, masculine plural leoninos, feminine plural leoninas)

leonina (feminine)
leoninos (masculine plural)
leoninas (feminine plural)

(astrology) Leonian (of, or pertaining to, the astrological sign of Leo)


leonino

pt-noun

leonino m (plural leoninos, feminine leonina, feminine plural leoninas)

leoninos (plural)
leonina (feminine)
leoninas (feminine plural)

(astrology) Leonian (a person born under the astrological sign of Leo)


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


transliteração

pt-noun

transliteração f (plural transliterações)

/tɾɐ̃ʒ.li.tɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

From transliterar (“to transliterate”) + -ção.

suffix

(writing, translation studies) transliteration (act of transliterating)

(writing, translation studies) transliteration (text which has been transliterated)


síncope

(phonetics) syncope (loss of sounds in the middle of a word)


locativo

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


linfático

Borrowed from French lymphatique, from Latin lymphāticus. By surface analysis, linfa + -ático.


mongoloide

pt-noun

mongoloide m or f by sense (plural mongoloides)

(anthropology) mongoloid (member of the race native to North Asia, East Asia, Oceania and Greenland)


narrador

narrador m (plural narradores, feminine narradora, feminine plural narradoras)

narradores (plural)
narradora (feminine)
narradoras (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin nārrātōrem. By surface analysis, narrar + -dor.

(narratology) narrator (person or the voice whose viewpoint is used in telling a story)


oração

[o.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɔ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

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


piromania

(psychology) pyromania (obsession with fire)


partitivo

pt-adj

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.


anedonia

From an- + Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ia.

af

(psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure)


apotropaico

pt-adj

apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas)

apotropaica (feminine)
apotropaicos (masculine plural)
apotropaicas (feminine plural)

(religion, mysticism) apotropaic (intended to ward off evil)


neurastenia

(psychiatry) neurasthenia (condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache and irritability)


vitalismo

(philosophy) vitalism (doctrine that life involves some immaterial vital force)


Dioniso

(Greek mythology) Dionysus (Greek god of wine)


sartriano

sartriano (feminine sartriana, masculine plural sartrianos, feminine plural sartrianas)

sartriana (feminine)
sartrianos (masculine plural)
sartrianas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) Sartrean (relating to Jean-Paul Sartre and his philosophical works)


sartriano

pt-noun

sartriano m (plural sartrianos, feminine sartriana, feminine plural sartrianas)

sartrianos (plural)
sartriana (feminine)
sartrianas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) Sartrean (a follower of Sartre’s theory)


regionalismo

(linguistics) regionalism (word or feature peculiar to a dialect)


alogia

(psychology) alogia (lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech)


argumental

(linguistics) argumental (pertaining to arguments)


existencialista

pt-adj

existencialista m or f (plural existencialistas)

(philosophy) existentialist (of or relating to existentialism)


existencialista

pt-noun

existencialista m or f by sense (plural existencialistas)

(philosophy) existentialist (a person who adheres to existentialism)


kantiano

pt-adj

kantiano (feminine kantiana, masculine plural kantianos, feminine plural kantianas)

kantiana (feminine)
kantianos (masculine plural)
kantianas (feminine plural)

[kɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

[kɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

(philosophy) Kantian (of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophical views of Immanuel Kant)


kantiano

pt-noun

kantiano m (plural kantianos, feminine kantiana, feminine plural kantianas)

kantianos (plural)
kantiana (feminine)
kantianas (feminine plural)

[kɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

[kɐ̃.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃.nu]

(philosophy) Kantian (person who subscribes to philosophical views associated with Immanuel Kant)


sotaque

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, “your voice”); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to [oː] in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.

(linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)


particípio presente

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)


virtude

From a semi-learned alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem (“manliness; virtue”), from vir (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

(philosophy, theology) virtue (each of several qualities held to be particularly important)


impessoal

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin impersōnālis.


pronome relativo

pt-noun

pronome relativo m (plural pronomes relativos)


solidariedade

From solidário (“characterised by solidarity”) + -dade (“-ity”), from Latin solidum (“whole sum”), neuter of solidus (“solid; gold coin”).

suffix

(sociology) solidarity (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy)


ecolalia

(clinical psychology) echolalia (echoing of words or phrases)


esotérico

pt-adj

esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)

esotérica (feminine)
esotéricos (masculine plural)
esotéricas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).

bor

understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle

having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical


interpretação

/ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretātiōnem (“interpretation; explanation”). By surface analysis, interpretar + -ção.

lbor

(translation studies) interpretation (discipline of translating spoken language)


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”).


néctar

Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).


Anansi

(mythology) Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)


textura

(linguistics) organization of lexical and grammatical units that underlie the cohesion of a verbal text


sintagma

(linguistics) syntagma (sequence of linguistic units)


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)


complexo

(psychology) complex (mental factors unconsciously associated with a subject)


Aniceto

Borrowed from Latin Anicetus, from Ancient Greek ἀνίκητος (aníkētos, “invincible”).

der

(Greek mythology) Anicetus (a guardian god of Mount Olympus)


barbarizar

pt-verb

barbarizar (first-person singular present barbarizo, first-person singular preterite barbarizei, past participle barbarizado)

barbarizo (first-person present singular)
barbarizei (first-person preterite singular)
barbarizado (participle past)
barbarizar (impersonal infinitive)
barbarizar (first-person infinitive singular)
barbarizares (infinitive second-person singular)
barbarizar (infinitive singular third-person)
barbarizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
barbarizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
barbarizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
barbarizando (gerund)
barbarizado (masculine participle past singular)
barbarizados (masculine participle past plural)
barbarizada (feminine participle past singular)
barbarizadas (feminine participle past plural)
barbarizo (first-person indicative present singular)
barbarizas (indicative present second-person singular)
barbariza (indicative present singular third-person)
barbarizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
barbarizais (indicative plural present second-person)
barbarizam (indicative plural present third-person)
barbarizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
barbarizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
barbarizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
barbarizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
barbarizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
barbarizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
barbarizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
barbarizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
barbarizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
barbarizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
barbarizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
barbarizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
barbarizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
barbarizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
barbarizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
barbarizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
barbarizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
barbarizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
barbarizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
barbarizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
barbarizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
barbarizará (future indicative singular third-person)
barbarizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
barbarizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
barbarizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
barbarizaria (conditional first-person singular)
barbarizarias (conditional second-person singular)
barbarizaria (conditional singular third-person)
barbarizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
barbarizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
barbarizariam (conditional plural third-person)
barbarize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
barbarizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
barbarize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
barbarizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
barbarizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
barbarizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
barbarizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
barbarizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
barbarizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
barbarizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
barbarizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
barbarizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
barbarizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
barbarizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
barbarizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
barbarizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
barbarizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
barbarizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
barbariza (imperative second-person singular)
barbarize (imperative singular third-person)
barbarizemos (first-person imperative plural)
barbarizai (imperative plural second-person)
barbarizem (imperative plural third-person)
não barbarizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não barbarize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não barbarizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não barbarizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não barbarizem (imperative negative plural third-person)


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)


tensão

Borrowed from Latin tēnsiōnem (“stretching; tension”), from tendō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Doublet of the inherited tesão.

der

(psychology) tension (psychological state of being tense)

(sociology) a situation where conflict between social groups is imminent

(phonetics) tenseness (a particular vowel or consonant quality)


pragmática

(linguistics, semiotics) pragmatics (study of the use of the language in a social context)


vocábulo

(linguistics) vocable (word or utterance)


estímulo

Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad; incentive”).

(psychology) stimulus (anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism)


recalcado

pt-adj

recalcado (feminine recalcada, masculine plural recalcados, feminine plural recalcadas)

recalcada (feminine)
recalcados (masculine plural)
recalcadas (feminine plural)


hiperónimo

(semantics) hypernym, hyperonym (superordinate term)


anacoluto

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon).

lbor

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


anapesto

Borrowed from Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anápaistos, “struck back”, “reversed”).

der

(prosody) anapest (metrical foot consisting of two short syllables and a long one)

(prosody) anapest (verse using this meter)


anfisbena

Learned borrowing from Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina).

lbor

(Greek mythology) amphisbaena (mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body)


clã

Borrowed from French clan, from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of planta.

(ethnography) clan (group of closely interrelated families, especially among Gaelic-speaking peoples)

(anthropology) clan (intermediate group between family and tribe, whose members consider themselves descendants of the same ancestor, often of a mythical nature and symbolized by a totem)


onicofagia

(psychopathology) onychophagia (compulsive biting of one’s nails)


antropogeografia

/ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒju.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˌtɾɔ.pɔ.ʒju.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]

(anthropology) anthropogeography (study of the geographical distribution of humankind)


gatilho

Borrowed from Spanish gatillo (“trigger”).

bor+

(psychology) trigger (stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory)


antropologicamente

(anthropology) anthropologically (in a manner which pertains to anthropology)


aponia

(philosophy) aponia (the absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity)


dendrocronologia

(biology, archaeology) dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings)


paleolítico

pt-adj

paleolítico (feminine paleolítica, masculine plural paleolíticos, feminine plural paleolíticas)

paleolítica (feminine)
paleolíticos (masculine plural)
paleolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology, geology) Paleolithic (relating to the Paleolithic Age)


existencialismo

pt-noun

existencialismo m (plural existencialismos)


morfológico

pt-adj

morfológico (feminine morfológica, masculine plural morfológicos, feminine plural morfológicas)

morfológica (feminine)
morfológicos (masculine plural)
morfológicas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) morphological (relating to the internal morphemes of a word)


hipónimo

(semantics) hyponym (word with a more specific meaning)


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)


Jano

(Roman mythology) Janus (Roman god of gates and doorways)


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)

(logic) quantifier (operator which indicates the degree a predicate is true for a specified set)


Áries

Learned borrowing from Latin ariēs (“ram”). Doublet of aríete.

lbor

(Brazil, astrology) Aries (astrological sign)


Carneiro

(Portugal, astrology) Aries (zodiac sign)


Caranguejo

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

(Portugal, astrology) Cancer (zodiac sign)


Virgem

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɻ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/


Escorpião

[iʃ.koχ.pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[iʃ.koχˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.koχ.pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.koχˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Sagitário

Borrowed from Latin sagittārius (“archer”).

(astrology) Sagittarius (astrological sign)


Capricórnio

(astrology) Capricorn (astrological sign)


Alfabeto Fonético Internacional

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet

(phonetics) International Phonetic Alphabet


vocalizar

pt-verb

vocalizar (first-person singular present vocalizo, first-person singular preterite vocalizei, past participle vocalizado)

vocalizo (first-person present singular)
vocalizei (first-person preterite singular)
vocalizado (participle past)
vocalizar (impersonal infinitive)
vocalizar (first-person infinitive singular)
vocalizares (infinitive second-person singular)
vocalizar (infinitive singular third-person)
vocalizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
vocalizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
vocalizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
vocalizando (gerund)
vocalizado (masculine participle past singular)
vocalizados (masculine participle past plural)
vocalizada (feminine participle past singular)
vocalizadas (feminine participle past plural)
vocalizo (first-person indicative present singular)
vocalizas (indicative present second-person singular)
vocaliza (indicative present singular third-person)
vocalizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
vocalizais (indicative plural present second-person)
vocalizam (indicative plural present third-person)
vocalizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
vocalizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
vocalizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
vocalizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vocalizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
vocalizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
vocalizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
vocalizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
vocalizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
vocalizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
vocalizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
vocalizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
vocalizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
vocalizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
vocalizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
vocalizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
vocalizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
vocalizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
vocalizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
vocalizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
vocalizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
vocalizará (future indicative singular third-person)
vocalizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
vocalizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
vocalizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
vocalizaria (conditional first-person singular)
vocalizarias (conditional second-person singular)
vocalizaria (conditional singular third-person)
vocalizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
vocalizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
vocalizariam (conditional plural third-person)
vocalize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
vocalizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
vocalize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
vocalizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vocalizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
vocalizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
vocalizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
vocalizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
vocalizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
vocalizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vocalizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
vocalizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
vocalizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
vocalizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
vocalizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
vocalizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
vocalizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
vocalizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
vocaliza (imperative second-person singular)
vocalize (imperative singular third-person)
vocalizemos (first-person imperative plural)
vocalizai (imperative plural second-person)
vocalizem (imperative plural third-person)
não vocalizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não vocalize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não vocalizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não vocalizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não vocalizem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(phonology) to vocalise (turn a consonant into a vowel)


napoleónico

pt-adj

napoleónico (feminine napoleónica, masculine plural napoleónicos, feminine plural napoleónicas)

napoleónica (feminine)
napoleónicos (masculine plural)
napoleónicas (feminine plural)

guerras napoleónicas


temático

temático (feminine temática, masculine plural temáticos, feminine plural temáticas)

temática (feminine)
temáticos (masculine plural)
temáticas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) thematic (relating to the vowel of an inflectional suffix)


gueto

Avisou / Que vai rolar a festa, vai rolar / O povo do gueto mandou avisar

2001 November 30, Anderson Cunha (lyrics and music), “Festa”, in Festa, performed by Ivete Sangalo, Mercury Records:

They let [us] know / That there’s gonna be party, yes, there’s gonna be / The people in the ghetto sent [me] to let you know

(sociology) ghetto (very impoverished or segregated area of a city)


epiceno

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


europoide

pt-noun

europoide m or f by sense (plural europoides)

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


europoide

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]


koiné

(linguistics) koine (regional language that becomes standard over time)


obsessão

[ɔ.βsɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin obsessiōnem (“siege; obsession”), from obsideō (“to siege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

bor+

(psychology) obsession (compulsive or irrational preoccupation)


depressão

/dɨ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

(psychology) depression (state of mind producing serious long-term lowering of enjoyment)


isoglossa

(linguistics) isogloss (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)


metafisicamente

(philosophy) metaphysically (in a metaphysical manner)

(philosophy) metaphysically (concerning metaphysics)


objetividade

From objetivo (“objective”) + -idade (“-ity”).


aaleniano

pt-adj

aaleniano (feminine aaleniana, masculine plural aalenianos, feminine plural aalenianas)

aaleniana (feminine)
aalenianos (masculine plural)
aalenianas (feminine plural)

From German Aalen, name of a city in Baden-Württemberg, -iano.

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (of or relating to the Aalenian epoch)


africanismo

(anthropology) Africanism (an African cultural practice)

(linguistics) a word or linguistic feature borrowed from an African language


altaico

altaico (feminine altaica, masculine plural altaicos, feminine plural altaicas)

altaica (feminine)
altaicos (masculine plural)
altaicas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) Altaic (pertaining to the Altaic language family)


americanista

americanista m or f (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanistic (relating to the study of the Americas)


americanista

pt-noun

americanista m or f by sense (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanist (expert in the study of the Americas)


androcentrismo

androcentrismo m (plural androcentrismos)

(feminism) androcentrism (ideological focus on males)


aoristo

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)


apriorismo

(philosophy) apriorism (the idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically)


arabismo

(linguistics) Arabism (a loanword from Arabic)


arabista

arabista m or f by sense (plural arabistas)

[ɐ.ɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(anthropology, linguistics) Arabist (a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics or language)


arborescente

pt-adj

arborescente m or f (plural arborescentes)

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ]

/ɐɾ.bu.ɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ]

(philosophy) arborescent (marked by insistence on totalising principles, binarism and dualism)


paleografia

From paleo- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós, “old”) and γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”).

(archaeology, linguistics) paleography (the study of ancient forms of writing)


argonauta

(Greek mythology) Argonaut (a member of the Argo who searched for the Golden Fleece)


aristotelismo

(philosophy) Aristotelianism (the philosophical system of Aristotle)


perifrasticamente

(linguistics) periphrastically (with periphrasis)


Egle

Borrowed from Latin Aeglē, from Ancient Greek Αἴγλη (Aíglē).

(Greek mythology) Aegle (goddess of good health)


baconiano

baconiano (feminine baconiana, masculine plural baconianos, feminine plural baconianas)

baconiana (feminine)
baconianos (masculine plural)
baconianas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) Baconian (of or relating to Francis Bacon and his philosophical system)


anticlímax

pt-noun

anticlímax m (plural anticlímaxes or anticlímaces)

anticlímaxes (plural)
anticlímaces (plural)

(narratology) anticlimax (break in the final climax)


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)


cartesianismo

(philosophy) Cartesianism (the philosophy of René Descartes)


parataxe

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


permutação

Learned borrowing from Latin permūtātiōnem (“change; exchange”). By surface analysis, permutar + -ção.

lbor

(prosody) metathesis (transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word)


ditongo

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).

uder

(phonetics) diphthong (a complex vowel sound)


licantropia

(mythology) lycanthropy (ability to shapeshift into a wolf)


falso amigo

(linguistics) false friend (word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in a language)


arqué

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”).


analisando

pt-noun

analisando m (plural analisandos, feminine analisanda, feminine plural analisandas)

analisandos (plural)
analisanda (feminine)
analisandas (feminine plural)

(psychoanalysis) analysand (person who undergoes psychoanalysis)


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


conativo

conativo (feminine conativa, masculine plural conativos, feminine plural conativas)

conativa (feminine)
conativos (masculine plural)
conativas (feminine plural)

From conato + -ivo, on the model of English conative, ultimately from Latin cōnor.


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)


Dafne

Borrowed from Latin Daphnē, from Ancient Greek Δάφνη (Dáphnē, from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”)).

der

from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">δάφνη</i> (dáphnē, “laurel”)

(Greek mythology) Daphne (mythological dryad)


vocabulário

Learned borrowing from Late Latin vocābulārium. By surface analysis, vocábulo + -ário.

lbor

(linguistics) vocabulary; lexicon (the words of a language)


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)


intercultura

(sociology) interculture; cross-culture; cultural exchange (reciprocal exchange of cultural relations; intellectual exchange)


Hécate

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Hecate (goddess of crossroads and witchcraft)


verbo reflexivo

pt-noun

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)


implicatura

(pragmatics) implicature (an implied meaning)


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)


lexicologia

From léxico (“lexicon”) + -logia (“-logy”), from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”).

der

(linguistics) lexicology (linguistic discipline)


abduzir

pt-verb

abduzir (first-person singular present abduzo, first-person singular preterite abduzi, past participle abduzido)

abduzo (first-person present singular)
abduzi (first-person preterite singular)
abduzido (participle past)
abduzir (impersonal infinitive)
abduzir (first-person infinitive singular)
abduzires (infinitive second-person singular)
abduzir (infinitive singular third-person)
abduzirmos (first-person infinitive plural)
abduzirdes (infinitive plural second-person)
abduzirem (infinitive plural third-person)
abduzindo (gerund)
abduzido (masculine participle past singular)
abduzidos (masculine participle past plural)
abduzida (feminine participle past singular)
abduzidas (feminine participle past plural)
abduzo (first-person indicative present singular)
abduzes (indicative present second-person singular)
abduz (indicative present singular third-person)
abduzimos (first-person indicative plural present)
abduzis (indicative plural present second-person)
abduzem (indicative plural present third-person)
abduzia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
abduzias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
abduzia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
abduzíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
abduzíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abduziam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
abduzi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
abduziste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
abduziu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
abduzimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
abduzistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
abduziram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
abduzira (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
abduziras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
abduzira (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
abduzíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
abduzíreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
abduziram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
abduzirei (first-person future indicative singular)
abduzirás (future indicative second-person singular)
abduzirá (future indicative singular third-person)
abduziremos (first-person future indicative plural)
abduzireis (future indicative plural second-person)
abduzirão (future indicative plural third-person)
abduziria (conditional first-person singular)
abduzirias (conditional second-person singular)
abduziria (conditional singular third-person)
abduziríamos (conditional first-person plural)
abduziríeis (conditional plural second-person)
abduziriam (conditional plural third-person)
abduza (first-person present singular subjunctive)
abduzas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
abduza (present singular subjunctive third-person)
abduzamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
abduzais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
abduzam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
abduzisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
abduzisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
abduzisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
abduzíssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
abduzísseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
abduzissem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
abduzir (first-person future singular subjunctive)
abduzires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
abduzir (future singular subjunctive third-person)
abduzirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
abduzirdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
abduzirem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
abduz (imperative second-person singular)
abduze (imperative second-person singular)
abduza (imperative singular third-person)
abduzamos (first-person imperative plural)
abduzi (imperative plural second-person)
abduzam (imperative plural third-person)
não abduzas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não abduza (imperative negative singular third-person)
não abduzamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não abduzais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não abduzam (imperative negative plural third-person)

Learned borrowing from Latin abdūcere (“to take or lead away”), adapted to other verbs in -duzir.


verbete

From verbo + -ete, from Latin verbum (“word”).

(lexicography) entry (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia)


esquizofrénico

pt-adj

esquizofrénico (feminine esquizofrénica, masculine plural esquizofrénicos, feminine plural esquizofrénicas)

esquizofrénica (feminine)
esquizofrénicos (masculine plural)
esquizofrénicas (feminine plural)

(psychology) schizophrenic (pertaining to or afflicted with schizophrenia)


tmese

From Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”).

der

(prosody) tmesis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word)


cipo

Borrowed from Latin cippus. Doublet of cepo.

(archaeology) cippus (short pillar with an inscription)


Oceano

Borrowed from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós).

(Greek mythology) Oceanus (titan personifying the sea)


patrimonialismo

pt-noun

patrimonialismo m (plural patrimonialismos)

From patrimonial (“patrimonial, hereditary”) + -ismo.

af

Coordinate term: cultismo


tónico

pt-adj

tónico (feminine tónica, masculine plural tónicos, feminine plural tónicas, not comparable)

tónica (feminine)
tónicos (masculine plural)
tónicas (feminine plural)

(music, phonetics) tonic (relating to tones)


tónica

(grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word


Tote

From Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”).


infixo

(linguistics) infix (morpheme inserted in the middle of a word)


preposicional

pt-adj

preposicional m or f (plural preposicionais)

(grammar) prepositional (of the prepositional case)


antielite

(sociology) antielitist (opposed to elitism)


toponímia

(linguistics, uncountable) toponymy (the study of placenames)

(linguistics) toponymy (the set of placenames in a region)


sugestão

[su.ʒeʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/su.ʒɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin suggestiōnem.

lbor

(psychology) hypnotism (process by which one's decision-making power is controlled)


antonímia

(semantics) antonymy (the semantic relation between antonyms)


interj.

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


acatalepsia

(philosophy) acatalepsy (the doctrine that human knowledge never amounts to certainty)


corruptela

Borrowed from Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).

bor+

(linguistics) corruption (debased or nonstandard form of a word)


iotacismo

(phonology) iotation (palatalisation in Slavic languages)

(phonology) iotacism (shift of a phoneme into /i/)


Laocoonte

(Greek mythology) Laocoön (a Trojan priest)

(Greek mythology) Laocoön (one of the argonauts)


Latona

From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

(Greek mythology) Latona (mother of Apollo)


mercuriano

pt-adj

mercuriano (feminine mercuriana, masculine plural mercurianos, feminine plural mercurianas, not comparable)

mercuriana (feminine)
mercurianos (masculine plural)
mercurianas (feminine plural)

(mythology) mercurial (relative to the Roman God Mercury)


perfeito

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

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


Mnemosine

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosúnē).

(Greek mythology) Mnemosyne (the titaness of memory)


nominalismo

(philosophy) nominalism (doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects)


ondina

From Latin undina. By surface analysis, onda + -ina.


ontologista

pt-noun

ontologista m or f by sense (plural ontologistas)


plutoniano

pt-adj

plutoniano (feminine plutoniana, masculine plural plutonianos, feminine plural plutonianas, not comparable)

plutoniana (feminine)
plutonianos (masculine plural)
plutonianas (feminine plural)

(mythology, astronomy, astrology) Plutonian (pertaining to Pluto)


Ponto

(Greek mythology) Pontus (god of the sea)


primitivismo

(philosophy) primitivism (the belief that life is better or more moral among primitive peoples)


qualificativo

adjetivo qualificativo


Freyja

(Norse mythology) Freya (goddess associated with sex, death, and magic)


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)


escolástico

escolástico (feminine escolástica, masculine plural escolásticos, feminine plural escolásticas)

escolástica (feminine)
escolásticos (masculine plural)
escolásticas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολᾰστῐκός (skholăstĭkós).

der

(philosophy) scholastic (relating to scholasticism, medieval philosophical system)


escolástico

pt-noun

escolástico m (plural escolásticos, feminine escolástica, feminine plural escolásticas)

escolásticos (plural)
escolástica (feminine)
escolásticas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) scholastic (supporter of scholasticism)


aferir

pt-verb

aferir (first-person singular present afiro, third-person singular present afere, first-person singular preterite aferi, past participle aferido)

afiro (first-person present singular)
afere (present singular third-person)
aferi (first-person preterite singular)
aferido (participle past)
aferir (impersonal infinitive)
aferir (first-person infinitive singular)
aferires (infinitive second-person singular)
aferir (infinitive singular third-person)
aferirmos (first-person infinitive plural)
aferirdes (infinitive plural second-person)
aferirem (infinitive plural third-person)
aferindo (gerund)
aferido (masculine participle past singular)
aferidos (masculine participle past plural)
aferida (feminine participle past singular)
aferidas (feminine participle past plural)
afiro (first-person indicative present singular)
aferes (indicative present second-person singular)
afere (indicative present singular third-person)
aferimos (first-person indicative plural present)
aferis (indicative plural present second-person)
aferem (indicative plural present third-person)
aferia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aferias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aferia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aferíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aferíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aferiam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aferi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
aferiste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aferiu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aferimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
aferistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
aferiram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
aferira (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
aferiras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
aferira (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
aferíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
aferíreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
aferiram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
aferirei (first-person future indicative singular)
aferirás (future indicative second-person singular)
aferirá (future indicative singular third-person)
aferiremos (first-person future indicative plural)
aferireis (future indicative plural second-person)
aferirão (future indicative plural third-person)
aferiria (conditional first-person singular)
aferirias (conditional second-person singular)
aferiria (conditional singular third-person)
aferiríamos (conditional first-person plural)
aferiríeis (conditional plural second-person)
afeririam (conditional plural third-person)
afira (first-person present singular subjunctive)
afiras (present second-person singular subjunctive)
afira (present singular subjunctive third-person)
afiramos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
afirais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
afiram (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aferisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aferisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aferisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aferíssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aferísseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aferissem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aferir (first-person future singular subjunctive)
aferires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
aferir (future singular subjunctive third-person)
aferirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
aferirdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
aferirem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
afere (imperative second-person singular)
afira (imperative singular third-person)
afiramos (first-person imperative plural)
aferi (imperative plural second-person)
afiram (imperative plural third-person)
não afiras (imperative negative second-person singular)
não afira (imperative negative singular third-person)
não afiramos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não afirais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não afiram (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin *afferere, from Latin afferre.


heteroglossia

(linguistics) heteroglossia (the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code)


fonético

pt-adj

fonético (feminine fonética, masculine plural fonéticos, feminine plural fonéticas)

fonética (feminine)
fonéticos (masculine plural)
fonéticas (feminine plural)

From French phonétique, from Ancient Greek φωνητικός (phōnētikós).

(linguistics) phonetic (relating to sounds of spoken language)


fonemática

(linguistics) phonemics (the study of phonemes)


estoico

pt-noun

estoico m (plural estoicos, feminine estoica, feminine plural estoicas)

estoicos (plural)
estoica (feminine)
estoicas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) stoic (proponent of stoicism)


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)


Afrodito

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos).

(Greek mythology) Aphroditus (male Aphrodite)


anima mundi

(religion, philosophy) anima mundi; world soul (single, unifying spirit present in every living being)


hipocampo

(Greek mythology) hippocampus; hippocamp (creature that is half horse and half fish)


Midgard

(Norse mythology) Midgard (the abode of humans, between heaven and hell)


Anahita

(Iranian mythology) Anahita (Iranian goddess of fertility)


grafómano

grafómano m (plural grafómanos, feminine grafómana, feminine plural grafómanas)

grafómanos (plural)
grafómana (feminine)
grafómanas (feminine plural)

(psychology) one affected with or exhibiting graphomania


anoréxico

pt-adj

anoréxico (feminine anoréxica, masculine plural anoréxicos, feminine plural anoréxicas)

anoréxica (feminine)
anoréxicos (masculine plural)
anoréxicas (feminine plural)

(psychology) anorexic (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia)


anoréxico

pt-noun

anoréxico m (plural anoréxicos, feminine anoréxica, feminine plural anoréxicas)

anoréxicos (plural)
anoréxica (feminine)
anoréxicas (feminine plural)

(psychology) anorexic (person suffering from anorexia)


disléxico

disléxico m (plural disléxicos, feminine disléxica, feminine plural disléxicas)

disléxicos (plural)
disléxica (feminine)
disléxicas (feminine plural)

(neurology, psychiatry) dyslexic (an individual who shows an inability to learn to read or difficulties in identifying and reproducing written language)


disléxico

pt-adj

disléxico (feminine disléxica, masculine plural disléxicos, feminine plural disléxicas)

disléxica (feminine)
disléxicos (masculine plural)
disléxicas (feminine plural)

(neurology, psychiatry) dyslexic (relating to dyslexia or having dyslexia)


apagoge

/ɐ.pɐˈɡɔ.ʒɨ/

[ɐ.pɐˈɣɔ.ʒɨ]

(logic) apagoge (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary)


semantema

(linguistics) semanteme (indivisible unit of meaning)


átono

átono (feminine átona, masculine plural átonos, feminine plural átonas)

átona (feminine)
átonos (masculine plural)
átonas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτονος (átonos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τόνος (tónos, “tension, tone”).

bor+

(phonetics, of a phoneme or syllable) atonic; unaccented (pronounced without stress)


utilitarismo

(philosophy) utilitarianism (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people")


amoralismo

(philosophy) amoralism (doctrine which advocates ignoring moral issues and norms)


hipérbato

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


anástrofe

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή (anastrophḗ, “a turning back”).

lbor

(prosody) anastrophe (unusual order of words)


indefinido

pt-adj

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


Alcmena

(Greek mythology) Alcmene (mother of Heracles)


Hefesto

From Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), of Pre-Greek origin.

(Greek mythology) Hephaestus (god of fire and smithing)


amimia

(psychiatry) amimia (inability to express oneself using gestures)


deontológico

pt-adj

deontológico (feminine deontológica, masculine plural deontológicos, feminine plural deontológicas)

deontológica (feminine)
deontológicos (masculine plural)
deontológicas (feminine plural)


Agdistis

/aɡ.d͡ʒiʃˈt͡ʃiʃ/

[ɐ.ɣðiʃˈtiʃ]

(Greek mythology) Agdistis (being in Greek Mythology)


coerentismo

(philosophy) coherentism (reasoning where the truth of a belief is defined by its coherence with the rest of the believer’s knowledge and experiences)


sintagma nominal

pt-noun

sintagma nominal m (plural sintagmas nominais)


anfíbraco

(poetry, prosody) amphibrach (metrical foot of three syllables)


conjugação

[kõ.ʒu.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/kõ.ʒu.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

[kõ.ʒu.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

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


dríade

From Latin Dryadem, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad, tree nymph”).


decompor

pt-verb

decompor (first-person singular present decomponho, first-person singular preterite decompus, past participle decomposto)

decomponho (first-person present singular)
decompus (first-person preterite singular)
decomposto (participle past)
decompor (impersonal infinitive)
decompor (first-person infinitive singular)
decompores (infinitive second-person singular)
decompor (infinitive singular third-person)
decompormos (first-person infinitive plural)
decompordes (infinitive plural second-person)
decomporem (infinitive plural third-person)
decompondo (gerund)
decomposto (masculine participle past singular)
decompostos (masculine participle past plural)
decomposta (feminine participle past singular)
decompostas (feminine participle past plural)
decomponho (first-person indicative present singular)
decompões (indicative present second-person singular)
decompõe (indicative present singular third-person)
decompomos (first-person indicative plural present)
decompondes (indicative plural present second-person)
decompõem (indicative plural present third-person)
decompunha (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
decompunhas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
decompunha (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
decompúnhamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
decompúnheis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
decompunham (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
decompus (first-person indicative preterite singular)
decompuseste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
decompôs (indicative preterite singular third-person)
decompusemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
decompusestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
decompuseram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
decompusera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
decompuseras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
decompusera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
decompuséramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
decompuséreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
decompuseram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
decomporei (first-person future indicative singular)
decomporás (future indicative second-person singular)
decomporá (future indicative singular third-person)
decomporemos (first-person future indicative plural)
decomporeis (future indicative plural second-person)
decomporão (future indicative plural third-person)
decomporia (conditional first-person singular)
decomporias (conditional second-person singular)
decomporia (conditional singular third-person)
decomporíamos (conditional first-person plural)
decomporíeis (conditional plural second-person)
decomporiam (conditional plural third-person)
decomponha (first-person present singular subjunctive)
decomponhas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
decomponha (present singular subjunctive third-person)
decomponhamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
decomponhais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
decomponham (plural present subjunctive third-person)
decompusesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
decompusesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
decompusesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
decompuséssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
decompusésseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
decompusessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
decompuser (first-person future singular subjunctive)
decompuseres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
decompuser (future singular subjunctive third-person)
decompusermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
decompuserdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
decompuserem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
decompõe (imperative second-person singular)
decomponha (imperative singular third-person)
decomponhamos (first-person imperative plural)
decomponde (imperative plural second-person)
decomponham (imperative plural third-person)
não decomponhas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não decomponha (imperative negative singular third-person)
não decomponhamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não decomponhais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não decomponham (imperative negative plural third-person)

From de- (“de-”) + compor (“to compose”).

(linguistics) to parse (to resolve a sentence into its elements)


mais-que-perfeito

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


antiverbal

[ˌɐ̃.ti.vɨɾˈβaɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.vɨɾˈβaɫ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βɨɾˈβaɫ]

(literature, semiotics) antiverbal (opposing or avoiding the use of speech or words)


Ganimedes

[ɡɐ.niˈmɛ.ðɨʃ]

(Greek mythology) Ganymede (Zeus’ cup-bearer)


cancelamento

Qual é a sua opinião sobre a cultura do cancelamento?

(neologism, sociology) the act of canceling somebody: ceasing to provide financial or moral support to someone deemed unacceptable


arrastão

[a.χaʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ʁɐʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

From arrastar (“to trawl; to drag”) + -ão, from rasto (“dragnet”).

(criminology) a form of crime in which a group of criminals surround a location (usually a beach or tunnel) and steal the most they can; similar to a flash rob but in an open space


alveopalatal

pt-adj

alveopalatal m or f (plural alveopalatais)

(phonetics) alveopalatal (intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants)


esquivamento

(uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact


cascal

(archaeology) midden (prehistoric pile of bones and shells)


abúlico

abúlico (feminine abúlica, masculine plural abúlicos, feminine plural abúlicas)

abúlica (feminine)
abúlicos (masculine plural)
abúlicas (feminine plural)

(psychology) abulic (relating to or suffering from abulia)


amazónico

amazónico (feminine amazónica, masculine plural amazónicos, feminine plural amazónicas)

amazónica (feminine)
amazónicos (masculine plural)
amazónicas (feminine plural)

(mythology) Amazonian (of or relating to the Amazons)


antifeudal

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.feʊ̯ˈdaʊ̯]

(politics, sociology) antifeudal (opposing a feudal system)


Aqueronte

/ɐ.kɨˈɾõ.tɨ/

Borrowed from Latin Acherontem, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn, “lamentation”).

der

(Greek mythology) Acheron (a river of the infernal regions)


Estige

(Greek mythology) Styx (a mythological river in the underworld)


Orfeu

From Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).

(Greek mythology) Orpheus (musician who failed to retrieve his wife from Hades)


Eurídice

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).


Antenor

(Greek mythology) Antenor (a son of Aesyetes)


Aretusa

(Greek mythology) Arethusa (nereid nymph who became a fountain)


génio

Learned borrowing from Latin genius. The sense of genie also based on Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

(Roman mythology) the tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person


protônico

pt-adj

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

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


paroxítono

paroxítono (feminine paroxítona, masculine plural paroxítonos, feminine plural paroxítonas)

paroxítona (feminine)
paroxítonos (masculine plural)
paroxítonas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek παροξύτονος (paroxútonos, “paroxytone”).

der

(linguistics, of a word) paroxytone (having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable)


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)


qualificado

pt-adj

qualificado (feminine qualificada, masculine plural qualificados, feminine plural qualificadas)

qualificada (feminine)
qualificados (masculine plural)
qualificadas (feminine plural)

homicídio qualificado


coletivo

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

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


empréstimo

From earlier empréstido (possibly influenced by préstimo), ultimately from Latin praestitus.

(linguistics) loanword, foreign word, borrowing


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)


poliândrio

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυάνδριον (poluándrion).

bor+

(history) polyandrion (Monument or common tomb of many warriors, in ancient Greece.)


bovárico

pt-adj

bovárico (feminine bovárica, masculine plural bováricos, feminine plural bováricas)

bovárica (feminine)
bováricos (masculine plural)
bováricas (feminine plural)

Named after the Flaubertian character Emma Bovary + -ico (“-ic, -ical”).

named-after

(psychology, relational) of bovarysm/bovarism


Íris

Learned borrowing from Latin Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).

(Greek mythology) Iris (Greek messenger of the gods)


João Pestana

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

/ʒoˈɐ̃w̃ peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈta.nɐ/

From João (“John”, a common male given name) + Pestana (“eyelash”, also a surname).

com

Estás a cair com soninho… é o João Pestana que lá vem…

1946, João Carlos, A estrada de fogo, Editorial Gleba, page 211:

You are falling asleep… Sandman is coming…


Mãe Natal

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

(Portugal, folklore) Mrs. Claus (Santa Claus’ wife)


Mamãe Noel

[maˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ noˈɛʊ̯]

(Brazil, folklore) Mrs. Claus, Mother Christmas (Santa Claus’ wife)


dialético

pt-adj

dialético (feminine dialética, masculine plural dialéticos, feminine plural dialéticas)

dialética (feminine)
dialéticos (masculine plural)
dialéticas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) dialectical (relating to a dialect)


oblíquo

oblíquo (feminine oblíqua, masculine plural oblíquos, feminine plural oblíquas)

oblíqua (feminine)
oblíquos (masculine plural)
oblíquas (feminine plural)

Os pronomes oblíquos na língua portuguesa são "me", "te", "se", "o", "a", "nos", "vos", "os" e "as".

The object pronouns in the Portuguese language are "me", "te", "se", "o", "a", "nos", "vos", "os", and "as".

(linguistics, attributive, of a pronoun) object (used in the accusative or dative case)


vacuidade

Borrowed from Latin vacuitātem, from vacuum (“vacant”) + -itās.


monossilábico

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)


titã

pt-noun

titã m (plural titãs, feminine titânide, feminine plural titânides)

titãs (plural)
titânide (feminine)
titânides (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Tītān, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).

(Greek mythology) titan (any of the giant primordial gods that were replaced by the Olympian gods)


Artemisa

(Greek mythology) Artemis (Greek goddess of hunting and the wilderness)


Deméter

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr).

(Greek mythology) Demeter (goddess of the harvest)


Héstia

[ˈɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[ˈɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑστίᾱ (Hestíā).

bor+

(Greek mythology) Hestia (goddess of the household)


minoria

→ Tetum: minoria

Apparently from Latin minor + -ia. Cognate with Catalan minoria, Spanish minoría.

(sociology) minority (a group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society)


védico

pt-adj

védico (feminine védica, masculine plural védicos, feminine plural védicas)

védica (feminine)
védicos (masculine plural)
védicas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) Vedic (of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas)


dêixis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “indicating; reference”).

bor+

(linguistics) deixis (reference requiring context to be understood)


suarabácti

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svarabhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svara, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhakti, “separation”).

(linguistics, phonology) svarabhakti; anaptyxis (epenthesis of a vowel)


visigotismo

(linguistics) a loanword from the Gothic language of the Visigoths


physis

(Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) physis (nature, as contrasted with law or custom)


síndrome de Estocolmo

pt-noun

síndrome de Estocolmo f or m (uncountable)

A calque of the English Stockholm syndrome, derived from the Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet.


copropraxia

copropraxia f (countable and uncountable, plural copropraxias)


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)


Mefistófeles

(German folklore) Mephistopheles (Devil to whom Faust sold his soul)


Alecto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alēktṓ).

bor+

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Alecto (goddess of vengeance)


Quinto Império

(mysticism, poetic) the Portuguese colonial empire, seen as a spiritual and prophetic entity


Ananke

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē).

(Greek mythology) Ananke (goddess of destiny, necessity and fate)


Anfitrite

(Greek mythology) Amphitrite (Greek goddess)


Astreia

[asˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[asˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʃˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

(Greek mythology) Astraea (goddess of justice)


Astreu

(Greek mythology) Astraeus (titan-god of the dusk)


Barba Azul

(French folklore) Bluebeard (nobleman who murders his wives)


Bóreas

(Greek mythology) Boreas (god of the north wind, storms, winter, ice and snow)


Calipso

Borrowed from Latin Calypsō, from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalupsṓ).


Caríbdis

[kɐˈɾi.βðiʃ]

(Greek mythology) Charybdis (Greek mythological monster)


Caverna de Platão

(philosophy) Plato's Cave (the allegorical cave)


Chapeuzinho Vermelho

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood

(European folklore) Little Red Riding Hood (girl who was tricked by a wolf dressed as her grandmother)


Cloto

(Greek mythology) Clotho (one of the Fates)


Clímene

(Greek mythology) Clymene (nymph of Greek mythology)


Eco

(Greek mythology) Echo (Oread able to only mimic the voice of others)


Elísio

Borrowed from Latin Ēlysium, from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion).

(Greek mythology) Elysium (home of the blessed after death)


Esculápio

(Roman mythology) Aesculapius (Roman god of medicine and healing)


Esfinge

Borrowed from Latin Sphynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

(Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)


Eufrósine

(Greek mythology) Euphrosyne (one of the Charites)


Eunómia

(Greek mythology) Eunomia (goddess of law)


Febe

Borrowed from Latin Phoēbē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).

(Greek mythology) Phoebe (Titan associated with the moon)


Hermafrodito

(Greek mythology) Hermaphroditus (Greek god)


Hidra

(Greek mythology) Hydra (seven-headed serpent slain by Hercules)


Hidra de Lerna

(Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent)


Higeia

Borrowed from Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγεία (Hugeía).

(Greek mythology) Hygiea (goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation)


Himeneu

Borrowed from Latin Hymenaeus, from Ancient Greek Ὑμέναιος (Huménaios).

(Greek mythology) Hymen (god of marriage)


Hipnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Holandês Voador

(nautical folklore) Flying Dutchman (mythical ghostly ship)


Hércules

Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês). Doublet of Héracles.

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Hercules (Greek demigod and hero)


Híades

(Greek mythology) Hyades (daughters of Atlas)


Idade Média

[iˈða.ðɨ ˈmɛ.ðjɐ]

(history) Middle Ages (period of Western history between circa 500 and 1500)


Império Bizantino

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(history) Byzantine Empire (a mediaeval empire centred in Constantinople)


Ixião

[i.ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Greek mythology) Ixion (king of Lapiths)


João e Maria

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ e maˈɾi.a]

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ i mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

(European folklore) Hansel and Gretel (the fairy tale about two children who are almost eaten by a witch)


Jápeto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós).


Leucótea

(Greek mythology) Leukothea (minor sea goddess)


Láquesis

(Greek mythology) Lachesis (one of the Fates)


Mesolítico

(archaeology) Mesolithic (period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BCE)


Némesis

(Greek mythology) Nemesis (goddess of vengeance)


Palas

(Greek mythology) Pallas (epithet for Athena)


Parténope

Borrowed from Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē).

(Greek mythology) Parthenope (one of the Sirens)


Piton

(Greek mythology) Python (the earth-dragon of Delphi)


Polímnia

Borrowed from Latin Polymnia, Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυμνία (Polumnía).

(Greek mythology) Polyhymnia (muse of sacred music)


Proteu

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús)bor.
Portuguese Proteu
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).


Príapo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

(Greek mythology) Priapus (god of procreation)


Psiquê

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche (personification of the soul)


Páris

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paris, borrowed from Latin Paris, from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).


Pólux

(Greek mythology) Pollux (one of the Dioscuri)


Reia

(Greek mythology) Rhea (a titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaia)


Renascença

/ʁɨ.nɐʃˈsẽ.sɐ/

/ʁɨ.nɐˈʃẽ.sɐ/

(art, historiography) Renaissance (14th century revival of classical art in Europe)


Rode

(Greek mythology) Rhode (the oldest Oceanid)


Romantismo

(historiography, art, philosophy) Romanticism (18th century artistic and intellectual movement)


Sísifo

(Greek mythology) Sisyphus (king doomed to roll a boulder up a hill in Hades)


Terpsícore

Borrowed from Latin Terpsichorē, from Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē).

(Greek mythology) Terpsichore (one of the nine muses)


Tritão

[tɾiˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Greek mythology) Triton (god of the sea)


Tália

(Greek mythology) Thalia (the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry)

(Greek mythology) Thalia (one of the three Graces)


Tânato

(Greek mythology) Thanatos (the god of death)


Tétis

(Greek mythology) Thetis (the mother of Achilles)

(Greek mythology) Tethys (titan of fertile waters)


Urânia

[uˈɾɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[uˈɾɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

(Greek mythology) Urania (the Muse of astronomy)


Zéfiro

Borrowed from Latin Zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).

(Greek mythology) Zephyr; Zephyrus (god of the west wind)


abdutivo

pt-adj

abdutivo (feminine abdutiva, masculine plural abdutivos, feminine plural abdutivas)

abdutiva (feminine)
abdutivos (masculine plural)
abdutivas (feminine plural)


acepção

tlb

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptiōnem.

lbor

(semantics) sense (single meaning of a word)


aglutinação

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

(linguistics) agglutination (combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning)

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


alfabeto glagolítico

(linguistics) Glagolitic (the oldest known Slavonic alphabet)


alomorfia

(phonology) allomorphy (the presence of allomorphs)


alívio cómico

pt-noun

alívio cómico m (plural alívios cómicos)

(narratology) comic relief (inclusion of a humorous character or scene)


por via popular

Coalho descende da palavra latina coagulum por via popular, enquanto coágulo descende da mesma palavra por via erudita.
Coalho descends from the Latin word coagulum by inheritance, while coágulo descends from the same word by loaning.

(etymology) occurring by inheritance instead of loaning


Higia

(Greek mythology) Hygiea (Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation)


Heitor

(Greek mythology) Hector (Trojan hero in the Iliad)


Héracles

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ.klɨʃ/

From Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês). Doublet of Hércules, via Latin.

(Greek mythology) Heracles (the son of Zeus, Hercules)


Jasão

Borrowed from Latin Iāson, from Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn). Doublet of Jason.

(Greek mythology) Jason (leader of Argonauts)


Odisseu

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

(Greek mythology) Odysseus (Greek leader during the Trojan War)


Pé-Grande

(cryptozoology, folklore, as an individual creature) Bigfoot (unidentified yeti-like animal)


alongamento

(phonetics) lengthening (sound change in which a phoneme becomes long)


derivação regressiva

derivação regressiva f (plural derivações regressivas)

(uncountable, linguistics) back-formation (linguistic process)


kierkegaardiano

pt-adj

kierkegaardiano (feminine kierkegaardiana, masculine plural kierkegaardianos, feminine plural kierkegaardianas)

kierkegaardiana (feminine)
kierkegaardianos (masculine plural)
kierkegaardianas (feminine plural)

(philosophy) Kierkegaardian (of or relating to Søren Kierkegaard or his philosophy)


desinência

(linguistics) desinence (inflectional suffix)


deus-rio

(mythology) river god (tutelary deity of a river)


deôntico

deôntico (feminine deôntica, masculine plural deônticos, feminine plural deônticas)

deôntica (feminine)
deônticos (masculine plural)
deônticas (feminine plural)


dissonância cognitiva

pt-noun

dissonância cognitiva f (plural dissonâncias cognitivas)

cognitive dissonance
cognitive dissonance

(psychology) cognitive dissonance (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one’s beliefs and one’s actions or other beliefs)


doze trabalhos de Hércules

doze trabalhos de Hércules m pl (plural only)

Twelve Labours of Hercules
Twelve Labours of Hercules

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Twelve Labours of Hercules


jussivo

pt-adj

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)


Édipo

(Greek mythology) Oedipus (son of Laius and Jocasta)


Éolo

(Greek mythology) Aeolus (character in Greek mythology)


Éris

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Eris (Greek goddess of chaos)


africada

(phonetics) affricate (a sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative)


aglutinativo

pt-adj

aglutinativo (feminine aglutinativa, masculine plural aglutinativos, feminine plural aglutinativas)

aglutinativa (feminine)
aglutinativos (masculine plural)
aglutinativas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) agglutinative (having words derived by combining parts)


alfabeto fonético internacional

pt-noun

alfabeto fonético internacional m (uncountable)

(phonetics) International Phonetic Alphabet (standardised symbols for speech)


arquétipo

(psychology) archetype (universal pattern of thought)


arrizotónico

pt-adj

arrizotónico (feminine arrizotónica, masculine plural arrizotónicos, feminine plural arrizotónicas)

arrizotónica (feminine)
arrizotónicos (masculine plural)
arrizotónicas (feminine plural)

(linguistics, of an inflected form) arrhizotonic (stem-stressed)


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)


agentivo

pt-adj

agentivo (feminine agentiva, masculine plural agentivos, feminine plural agentivas)

agentiva (feminine)
agentivos (masculine plural)
agentivas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) agentive (indicating an agent)


antipastoral

antipastoral m or f (plural antipastorais)

(literature, sociology) antipastoral (eschewing pastoral themes)


comitativo

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

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

(grammar) comitative (indicating accompaniment)


compatibilismo

pt-noun

compatibilismo m (plural compatibilismos)

(philosophy) compatibilism (the doctrine of compatibility between determinism and free will)


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)

(logic) connective (function that operates on truth values)


contrato social

contrato social m (plural contratos sociais)

(philosophy, politics) social contract (implicit agreement among members of a society)


corolário

Learned borrowing from Latin corōllārium.

lbor

(mathematics, logic) corollary (proposition which follows easily)


crise da meia-idade

pt-noun

crise da meia-idade f (plural crises da meia-idade)

(psychology) mid-life crisis (emotional period of doubt)


egeu

pt-adj

egeu (feminine egeia, masculine plural egeus, feminine plural egeias)

egeia (feminine)
egeus (masculine plural)
egeias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”).

der

(archaeology) Aegean (of or relating to the Bronze Age civilisation from the Aegean coast)


egeu

pt-noun

egeu m (plural egeus, feminine egeia, feminine plural egeias)

egeus (plural)
egeia (feminine)
egeias (feminine plural)

(archaeology) a member of the Aegean civilisation


predicamento

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedicāmentum, derived from Latin praedicō (“to declare, proclame, predicate”).

der

(chiefly logic and philosophy) predicament (a definite class, state or condition)


entonação

(linguistics) intonation (the rise and fall of the voice in speaking)


era viking

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈvi.kĩɡ/

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈvi.kĩɡ/

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈbi.kĩɡ/

[ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈβi.kĩɡ]

(history) Viking Age (period from 8th to 11th century in Europe)


escravidão sexual

(criminology) sexual slavery (activity that involves forced sexual acts upon a person who is held hostage)


família linguística

pt-noun

família linguística f (plural famílias linguísticas)

(linguistics) language family (set of related languages)


flexão

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


fogo corredor

fogo corredor m (plural fogos corredores)

(folklore) will o' the wisp (strange ball of light)


frase preposicional

frase preposicional f (plural frases preposicionais)

prepositional phrase
prepositional phrase

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


frâncico

(linguistics) Frankish (the Germanic language of the Franks)


grafoleto

(linguistics) grapholect (a written variant of a language)


harmonia vocálica

harmonia vocálica f (plural harmonias vocálicas)

(linguistics) vowel harmony (phonological process that limits which vowels may be found near each other)


apicoalveolar

pt-adj

apicoalveolar m or f (plural apicoalveolares)

(phonetics, of a sound) apicoalveolar (articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge)


heterónimo

(linguistics) heteronym (word having the same spelling but different pronunciation)


hipotaxe

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


idade da pedra

pt-noun

idade da pedra f (plural idades da pedra)

(archaeology) Stone Age (prehistoric period before the development of metallurgy)


idade do bronze

idade do bronze f (plural idades do bronze)

(archaeology) Bronze Age (historical period characterised by the use of bronze implements)


idade do ferro

idade do ferro f (plural idades do ferro)

(archaeology) Iron Age (historical period characterised by the use of iron tools)


ilativo

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


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)


indutivo

pt-adj

indutivo (feminine indutiva, masculine plural indutivos, feminine plural indutivas)

indutiva (feminine)
indutivos (masculine plural)
indutivas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin inductīvus, from Latin indūcō.

(logic) inductive (relating to logical induction)


náiade

From Latin Naias, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάειν (náein, “to flow”).


inflexão

Learned borrowing from Latin īnflexiōnem.


Luso

Borrowed from Latin Lusus (“Lusus, supposed Roman god”), from lūsum (“game”).

bor+

Eſta foy Luſitania diriuada, / De Luſo, ou Lyſa: que de Bacho antigo, / Filhos forão pareçe, ou companheiros […]

1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto

This was Lusitania, whose name derives from Lusus or Lysa, sons, it seems, of ancient Bacchus, or his companions […]

(Roman mythology) Lusus (Roman god; supposed son or companion of Bacchus)


eneolítico

(archaeology) Eneolithic (era characterised by the use of copper tools)


eneolítico

pt-adj

eneolítico (feminine eneolítica, masculine plural eneolíticos, feminine plural eneolíticas)

eneolítica (feminine)
eneolíticos (masculine plural)
eneolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) Eneolithic (relating to the Eneolithic era)


esdrúxulo

esdrúxulo (feminine esdrúxula, masculine plural esdrúxulos, feminine plural esdrúxulas)

esdrúxula (feminine)
esdrúxulos (masculine plural)
esdrúxulas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Italian sdrucciolo. Compare Spanish esdrújulo.

(phonetics) proparoxytone (whose stress in on the antepenultimate syllable)


geminação

Borrowed from Latin geminātiōnem (“a doubling”).

(phonetics) gemination (pronunciation of a consonant for a longer time)


h aspirado

(linguistics) aspirated h (in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant)


h mudo

(linguistics) mute h (word-initial use of the letter h in the French language which allows liaison)


labialização

(phonetics) labialisation (rounding of the lips during pronunciation)


livre-arbítrio

pt-noun

livre-arbítrio m (plural livres-arbítrios)

(philosophy) free will (ability to choose one’s actions)


locução

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


luta de classes

luta de classes f (plural lutas de classes)

(sociology) class struggle (struggle between social classes)


lâmia

(Greek mythology) lamia (monster with the body of a woman and the body of a serpent below the waist)


língua artificial

língua artificial f (plural línguas artificiais)

constructed language
constructed language

(linguistics) constructed language (an artificially created language)


manticora

(Greek mythology, Persian mythology) manticore (creature with the body of a lion, tail of a scorpion and head of a human)


mesóclise

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


metafonia

(linguistics) metaphony (sound change in which a vowel’s pronunciation is affected by another)


modo conjuntivo

modo conjuntivo m (plural modos conjuntivos)

(grammar, chiefly Portugal) subjunctive mood


moicano

pt-adj

moicano (feminine moicana, masculine plural moicanos, feminine plural moicanas)

moicana (feminine)
moicanos (masculine plural)
moicanas (feminine plural)

(ethnology) Mohican (of or pertaining to the Mohicans)


moicano

pt-noun

moicano m (plural moicanos, feminine moicana, feminine plural moicanas)

moicanos (plural)
moicana (feminine)
moicanas (feminine plural)

(ethnology) Mohican (indigenous people of North America)

(linguistics, uncountable) Mohican (extinct Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican peole)


mongólico

pt-adj

mongólico (feminine mongólica, masculine plural mongólicos, feminine plural mongólicas)

mongólica (feminine)
mongólicos (masculine plural)
mongólicas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) Mongolic (relating to the Mongolic language family)


nasalização

(phonetics) nasalisation (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth)