ablaut

(linguistics) ablaut (substitution of one root vowel for another)


plural

(grammar) plural (word referring to multiple things)


tesauro

Learned borrowing from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure; hoard”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse; treasure”). Doublet of tesouro.

der

(information science) thesaurus (hierarchical index of metadata pointing to information bearing entities)


singular

Learned borrowing from Latin singulāris. Doublet of senheiro.

(grammar) singular (referring to only one thing)


singular

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


tempo

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

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


transcultural

pt-adj

transcultural m or f (plural transculturais)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.kuʊ̯.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

(sociology, anthropology) transcultural (that involves different cultures; relating to different cultures)


irregular

(grammar) irregular (not following an inflectional paradigm)


gray

(ufology) gray (one of a race of evil, short extraterrestrial beings)


banshee

(Irish mythology) banshee (a female spirit who warns of impending death)


verbal

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

lbor

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


pronominal

pt-adj

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais, not comparable)


era

(archaeology) age (period of human prehistory)


e

Guinea-Bissau Creole: i, e

Indo-Portuguese: e

Kabuverdianu: y, i, e

Papiamentu: i, y

From Old Galician-Portuguese e (“and”), from Latin et (“and”), from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Verdadeiro e falso dá falso.

(logic) and (indicates a conjunction operation)


instrumental

instrumental m or f (plural instrumentais, sometimes comparable)

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


instrumental

(uncountable, grammar) instrumental (grammatical case)


latino

latino (feminine latina, masculine plural latinos, feminine plural latinas)

latina (feminine)
latinos (masculine plural)
latinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”). Doublet of ladinho (“unmixed”) and ladino (“sly”).

doublet

(linguistics) Latin (of or relating to the Latin language)

As línguas latinas

(linguistics) Romance (being one of the languages that descend from Latin)


ti

transitivo indireto
transitivo indireto#Portuguese

(lexicography) Initialism of transitivo indireto.


eu

From Old Galician-Portuguese eu, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆. Doublet of ego.

(chiefly philosophy) ego; self (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness)


Zeus

(Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme god of the Greek pantheon)


aprosexia

(psychology) aprosexia (difficulty focusing attention)


corpus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin corpus. Doublet of corpo and cós.

(linguistics) corpus (collection of writings)


libido

(psychology) libido (sexual urges or drives)

(psychology) libido (drives based on sexual instincts)


materialismo

(philosophy) materialism (belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical)


pidgin

(linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)


yin-yang

/ˈjĩ ˈjɐ̃.ɡi/

/ˈjĩ ˈjɐ̃.ɡi/

/ˈjĩ ˈjɐ̃.ɡe/

(Chinese philosophy) yin-yang (opposite principles in Chinese philosophy)


coma

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


tema

Borrowed from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma). Doublet of teima.

(linguistic morphology) theme (the main stem of a word, without the affixes)


xor

(logic) xor; exclusive or (logical operation that outputs true only when both inputs differ)


radical

(linguistic morphology) stem (main part of a word)

(linguistic) radicial (portion of a character)


zodíaco

Borrowed from Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός (zōidiakós).

(astrology) zodiac (region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun)

(astrology) zodiac (the set of the twelve astrological signs)


umlaut

(linguistics) umlaut (the partial assimilation of a vowel in Germanic languages)


substantivo

pt-adj

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

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

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


substantivo

(grammar) noun, substantive (grammatical category)


ablativo

pt-adj

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

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


plurale tantum

pt-noun

plurale tantum m (plural pluralia tantum)

Unadapted borrowing from Latin plurale tantum.

ubor

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


dental

pt-adj

dental m or f (plural dentais, not comparable)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns (“a tooth”). By surface analysis, dente + -al.


ghoul

Unadapted borrowing from English ghoul, from Persian غول (ğul).

(mythology, folklore) ghoul (a spirit said to feed on corpses)


ego

Learned borrowing from Latin ego (“I”). Doublet of eu.

(psychology) ego (most central part of the mind)


deus ex machina

pt-noun

deus ex machina m (plural deuses ex machina or dei ex machina)

deuses ex machina (plural)
dei ex machina (plural)

(narratology) deus ex machina (contrived plot resolution)


breve

Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

(phonetics) a syllable or vowel that is quickly pronounced


ou

From Old Galician-Portuguese ou, from Latin aut.

(logic) inclusive or (connective which yields true when at least one of the predicates is true)


performance

/pɨɾˈfɔɾ.mɐ̃.sɨ/

/pɛɾˈfɔɾ.mɐ̃.sɨ/

Unadapted borrowing from English performance.

ubor

(linguistics) performance (manifestation of a speaker's linguistic competence)


adj.

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


adv.

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


nome

Guinea-Bissau Creole: nomi

Kabuverdianu: nómi

Macanese: nómi

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


ET

(ufology) Abbreviation of extraterrestre.


bilabial

(phonetics) bilabial (articulated with both lips)


bilabial

(phonetics) bilabial (a sound articulated with both lips)


Medusa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa), from μέδω (médō, “rule over”).

bor+

(Greek mythology) Medusa (creature with a petrifying gaze)


Ragnarok

/ʁɐ.ɡi.nɐˈɾɔk/

[ʁɐ.ɣi.nɐˈɾɔk]

(Norse mythology) Ragnarok (end of the world in Norse mythology)


velar

Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) + -ar.

(phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)


velar

(phonetics) velar (a consonant articulated at the soft palate)


palatal

(phonetics) palatal (articulated at the hard palate)


palatal

(phonetics) palatal (consonant articulated at the hard palate)


lingual

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”) + -ālis.

lbor

(phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue)


visarga

(Sanskrit phonetics) visarga (voiceless h in Sanskrit)


principal

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

(grammar, of a sentence) not subordinate


Hera

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

(Greek mythology) Hera (goddess of marriage and birth)


abugida

[ɐ.βuˈʒi.ðɐ]

(linguistics) abugida (writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as a unit)


circular

Borrowed from Late Latin circulāris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo + -ar.

bor

Definição circular.

(rhetoric, lexicography) circular (referring back to itself)


lateral

(phonetics) lateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)


Orion

(Greek mythology) Orion (a giant-hunter)


Europa

→ Burmese: ဥရောပ (u.rau:pa.)

→ Hunsrik: Ëuropa

→ Japanese: ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Europa, from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

etymon

(Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess)


argot

(linguistics) argot (a secret language used by thieves, tramps and vagabonds)

(linguistics) argot (specialised vocabulary and terminology of a field)


labial

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis.

lbor

(phonetics) labial (articulated by the lips)


labial

(phonetics) labial (a consonant articulated by the lips)


lictor

(history) lictor (An official, carrying a hatchet wrapped in a bundle of sticks, who preceded the consuls or the dictator, in ancient Rome.)


formal

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmālis. By surface analysis, forma + -al.

(logic) formal (involving mere manipulations of symbols)


anomia

(sociology) anomie (alienation or social instability)


Odin

(Norse mythology) Odin (the supreme god)


Hades

Learned borrowing from Latin Hades, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

(Greek mythology) Hades (god of the underworld)

(Greek mythology) Hades (the underworld, the domain of Hades)


Ares

Learned borrowing from Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Arvak

(Norse mythology) Arvak (one of the two horses drawing the chariot bearing the sun)


adjetivo

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


adjetivo

pt-adj

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

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

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


a priori

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”).


Clio

(Greek mythology) Clio (the Muse of history and heroic poetry)


débil

PORTO ALEGRE, 4 (A. B.) — Acaba de ser fundada nesta capital a Sociedade Pedagogica Pestalozzi, cujo fim é a educação das crianças debeis e retardadas.

1928 July 5, “A educação dos debeis e retardados”, in Antônio Carlos Couto de Barros, editor, Diario Nacional, volume I, number 305, São Paulo, page 12, column 2:

(obsolete, psychology) mentally retarded


posterior

(phonetics) back (produced in the back of the mouth)


Selene

Borrowed from Latin Selēnē, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

(Greek mythology) Selene (goddess of the moon)


halo

Learned borrowing from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).

der

(religion, iconography) halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints)


status

Unadapted borrowing from Latin status. Doublet of estado.

(sociology) status; standing (a person’s importance relative to others)


futuro

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


alveolar

(phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)


alveolar

(phonetics) alveolar (a consonant produced on the jaw ridge)


ambrosia

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia (food of gods or delicious foods)


dogma

Learned borrowing from Latin dogma, from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “belief”).

(chiefly religion and philosophy) dogma (an indisputable and authoritative principle or belief)


sutra

(linguistics) sutra (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar)


leprechaun

Unadapted borrowing from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán.


licantropo

pt-noun

licantropo m (plural licantropos, feminine licantropa, feminine plural licantropas)

licantropos (plural)
licantropa (feminine)
licantropas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos).

uder

(mythology) werewolf; lycanthrope (human who shapeshifts into a wolf)


forma

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

lbor

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


fonema

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”).

bor+

(phonetics) phoneme (indivisible unit of sound)


romance

pt-adj

romance m or f (plural romances, not comparable)

Borrowed from Old Occitan romans, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in a Roman manner”), from Latin rōmānicus (“Roman”, adjective), from rōmānus (“Roman”, noun), from Rōma (“Rome”).

der

(linguistics) Romance (of the languages derived from Latin)


diglossia

(linguistics) diglossia (the coexistence of two closely related native languages)


wishful thinking

Unadapted borrowing from English wishful thinking.

ubor

wishful thinking
wishful thinking#English


Poseidon

(Greek mythology) Poseidon (god of the sea)


Urano

(Greek mythology) Uranus (primal god of the sky)


superego

(psychoanalysis) superego (part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience)


falso

pt-adj

falso (feminine falsa, masculine plural falsos, feminine plural falsas)

falsa (feminine)
falsos (masculine plural)
falsas (feminine plural)

desctree

→ Malay: palsu
Indonesian: palsu
Peranakan Indonesian: palsoe

From Old Galician-Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus (“deceived”), from fallō (“to deceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”).


Júpiter

(Roman mythology) Jupiter (chief-god of the Roman pantheon)


Saturno

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Saturno, from Latin Sāturnus.

inh+

(Roman mythology) Saturn (god of fertility and agriculture)


Neptuno

(Roman mythology) Neptune (god of the sea)


Erato

(Greek mythology) Erato (muse of lyric poetry)


Euterpe

Borrowed from Latin Euterpe, from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē).

(Greek mythology) Euterpe (the Muse of music and lyric poetry)


Hermes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of unknown meaning and origin.

bor+

(Greek mythology) Hermes (messenger of the gods)


Vesta

(Roman mythology) Vesta (goddess of domestic life)


Melpomene

(Greek mythology) Melpomene (Muse of tragedy)


Moira

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra).

(Greek mythology) Moira (personification of fate)


Diana

/d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐ/

[d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐ/

/d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐ/

[d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐ/

Learned borrowing from Latin Diāna. Doublet of Daiane and Daiana.


Minerva

(Roman mythology) Minerva (goddess of wisdom)


Hebe

Borrowed from Latin Hēbē, from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”).

(Greek mythology) Hebe (goddess of youth)


Argo

(Greek mythology) Argus (giant with a hundred eyes)

(Greek mythology) Argo (mythical ship of the Argonauts)


Atlas

Borrowed from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas, literally “The Bearer (of the Heavens)”), from Ἄ (Á, copulative prefix) + τλῆναι (tlênai, “to suffer, to endure, to bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to support, lift, weigh”).

der

(Greek mythology) Atlas (titan who holds the sky)


Cronos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos).


Cupido

Learned borrowing from Latin Cupīdō (“Cupid, the god of love”), from cupere (“to desire, to long for”).

(Roman mythology) Cupid (the god of love)


Eros

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

(Greek mythology) Eros (god of love and sexual desire)


Euro

(Greek mythology) Eurus (god of the east wind)


Flora

(Roman mythology) Flora (goddess of nature)


Kraken

(Norse mythology) Kraken (a gigantic squid)


Melissa

Borrowed from Latin Melissa, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa), from μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”).

(Greek mythology) Melissa (nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey)


Nice

Learned borrowing from Latin Nice, from Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē).

(Greek mythology) Nike (goddess of victory)


Nix

Learned borrowing from Latin Nyx, from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).

(Greek mythology) Nyx (the primordial goddess of night)


Pisces

(astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)


Remo

(Roman mythology) A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Remus, notably borne by one of the two founders of Rome


Set

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian stẖ, s-t:X


Tor

Borrowed from English Thor, fromOld Norse Þórr.


zeitgeist

(sociology) zeitgeist (the dominant set of ideals and beliefs of an era)


vivo

pt-adj

vivo (feminine viva, masculine plural vivos, feminine plural vivas, comparable, comparative mais vivo, superlative o mais vivo or vivíssimo, diminutive vivinho)

viva (feminine)
vivos (masculine plural)
vivas (feminine plural)
mais vivo (comparative)
o mais vivo (superlative)
vivíssimo (superlative)
vivinho (diminutive)

From Old Galician-Portuguese vivo, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

(linguistics, of a language or lect) having native speakers


int

(lexicography) Abbreviation of intransitivo.


num.

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


Ceres

(Roman mythology) Ceres (goddess of agriculture)


zodiacal

zodiacal m or f (plural zodiacais, not comparable)

(astrology) zodiacal (of or relating to the zodiac)


Amata

(Roman mythology) Amata (wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia)


catatonia

(psychiatry) catatonia (a severe condition characterised by a tendency to remain in a rigid state)


sss

(mathematics, logic) if and only if; used to show that the predicate that follows it has the same truth value as the predicate that precedes it


Rapunzel

[χa.pũˈzɛʊ̯]


caso

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


gancho

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”).


frase

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

der

(grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)


contexto

(linguistics) context (text in which a word appears)


apico-

(linguistics) apico- (articulated with the tip of the tongue)


modo

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


objeto

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

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


tradução

[tɾɐ.ðuˈsɐ̃w̃]

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, traduzir + -ção.

(translation studies) translation (discipline of translating written language)


mora

Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“delay”).

lbor

(phonology) mora (unit of syllable weight)


enciclopédia

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Ancient Greek ἐν (en)
Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-)
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos)
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits
Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)
Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā)
Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)der.
New Latin encyclopaedīalbor.
Portuguese enciclopédia
Learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā).

der

ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ

af

(linguistics) encyclopedia (knowledge about the world, shared, at a given time and in a given social environment, by interlocutors who participate in the production and interpretation of discursive acts)


apical

(phonetics, of a phoneme) apical (produced with the tip of the tongue)


apical

(phonetics) apical (a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue)


crase

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


timeout

(psychology) timeout (type of punishment)


coronal

coronal (relating to a crown or coronation)

(phonetics) (relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of tongue)


coronal

(phonetics) coronal (consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue)


flashback

Unadapted borrowing from English flashback.

ubor

(narratology) flashback (earlier event inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)


oracular

(mysticism) oracular (of or relating to an oracle)


válido

pt-adj

válido (feminine válida, masculine plural válidos, feminine plural válidas)

válida (feminine)
válidos (masculine plural)
válidas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin validus (“healthy; valid”), from valeō (“to be healthy”).

(logic) valid (that evaluates to true regardless of the input values)


Cassiopeia

(Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus)


sequela

(narratology) sequel (a following release in a series of films, books etc.)


tipo

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

(linguistics) a language type in typology


limerence

(psychology, rare) limerence (state of mind caused by a romantic attraction)


comparativo

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

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

Learned borrowing from Latin comparātīvus.

lbor

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


sentido

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentido, past participle of sentir, from Latin sentīre (“to feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

der

Isto não faz sentido.

(semantics) meaning (objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes)


abulia

Learned borrowing from French aboulie, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). First attested in 1883.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Abulia”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados, volume 1, number 7, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, page 52


masculino

pt-adj

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

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

Learned borrowing from Latin masculīnus.


masculino

pt-noun

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

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


semita

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


femme fatale

Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale.

ubor

(narratology) femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman)


ponto

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


mouro

pt-noun

mouro m (plural mouros, feminine moura, feminine plural mouras)

mouros (plural)
moura (feminine)
mouras (feminine plural)

mouro encantado
mouro encantado#Portuguese

(Iberian folklore) Synonym of mouro encantado


duende

Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa (“house master”).

der

(Iberian folklore) a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents


concordar

pt-verb

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

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

From Latin concordāre, probably a semi-learned borrowing.

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

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

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


bem

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).

inh+

Mais um conto sobre a luta do bem contra o mal.

Yet another tale about the fight between good and evil.

(chiefly narratology) good (the ensemble of forces that conspire for good, as opposed to evil)


Midas

(Greek mythology) Midas (king with the power to turn things into gold)


kurgan

(archaeology) kurgan (prehistoric burial mound in Central Asia)


Valhalla

From New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”).

(Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)


descender

pt-verb

descender (first-person singular present descendo, first-person singular preterite descendi, past participle descendido)

descendo (first-person present singular)
descendi (first-person preterite singular)
descendido (participle past)
descender (impersonal infinitive)
descender (first-person infinitive singular)
descenderes (infinitive second-person singular)
descender (infinitive singular third-person)
descendermos (first-person infinitive plural)
descenderdes (infinitive plural second-person)
descenderem (infinitive plural third-person)
descendendo (gerund)
descendido (masculine participle past singular)
descendidos (masculine participle past plural)
descendida (feminine participle past singular)
descendidas (feminine participle past plural)
descendo (first-person indicative present singular)
descendes (indicative present second-person singular)
descende (indicative present singular third-person)
descendemos (first-person indicative plural present)
descendeis (indicative plural present second-person)
descendem (indicative plural present third-person)
descendia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
descendias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
descendia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
descendíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
descendíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
descendiam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
descendi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
descendeste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
descendeu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
descendemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
descendestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
descenderam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
descendera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
descenderas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
descendera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
descendêramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
descendêreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
descenderam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
descenderei (first-person future indicative singular)
descenderás (future indicative second-person singular)
descenderá (future indicative singular third-person)
descenderemos (first-person future indicative plural)
descendereis (future indicative plural second-person)
descenderão (future indicative plural third-person)
descenderia (conditional first-person singular)
descenderias (conditional second-person singular)
descenderia (conditional singular third-person)
descenderíamos (conditional first-person plural)
descenderíeis (conditional plural second-person)
descenderiam (conditional plural third-person)
descenda (first-person present singular subjunctive)
descendas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
descenda (present singular subjunctive third-person)
descendamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
descendais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
descendam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
descendesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
descendesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
descendesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
descendêssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
descendêsseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
descendessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
descender (first-person future singular subjunctive)
descenderes (future second-person singular subjunctive)
descender (future singular subjunctive third-person)
descendermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
descenderdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
descenderem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
descende (imperative second-person singular)
descenda (imperative singular third-person)
descendamos (first-person imperative plural)
descendei (imperative plural second-person)
descendam (imperative plural third-person)
não descendas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não descenda (imperative negative singular third-person)
não descendamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não descendais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não descendam (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Old Galician-Portuguese decender, borrowed from Latin dēscendere. Compare descer, probably an inherited doublet.

(etymology, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an etymon)


eudaimonia

(ethics) Eudaimonia (in Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end)


atlante

pt-noun

atlante m or f by sense (plural atlantes)

(mythology) Atlantean (an inhabitant of Atlantis)


participial

pt-adj

participial m or f (plural participiais)

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


Ariadne

(Greek mythology) Ariadne (daughter of King Minos)


Vénus

(Roman mythology) Venus (goddess of love and beauty)


Plutão

[pluˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Roman mythology) Pluto (god of the underworld)


hedonismo

pt-noun

hedonismo m (usually uncountable, plural hedonismos)

(ethics) hedonism (belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life)


cognato

pt-adj

cognato (feminine cognata, masculine plural cognatos, feminine plural cognatas)

cognata (feminine)
cognatos (masculine plural)
cognatas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”). Compare the inherited doublet cunhado.


cognato

(linguistics) cognate (a word that is etymologically related to another)


lema

From Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma). Compare Spanish lema.


determinado

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

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


aspirar

pt-verb

aspirar (first-person singular present aspiro, first-person singular preterite aspirei, past participle aspirado)

aspiro (first-person present singular)
aspirei (first-person preterite singular)
aspirado (participle past)
aspirar (impersonal infinitive)
aspirar (first-person infinitive singular)
aspirares (infinitive second-person singular)
aspirar (infinitive singular third-person)
aspirarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
aspirardes (infinitive plural second-person)
aspirarem (infinitive plural third-person)
aspirando (gerund)
aspirado (masculine participle past singular)
aspirados (masculine participle past plural)
aspirada (feminine participle past singular)
aspiradas (feminine participle past plural)
aspiro (first-person indicative present singular)
aspiras (indicative present second-person singular)
aspira (indicative present singular third-person)
aspiramos (first-person indicative plural present)
aspirais (indicative plural present second-person)
aspiram (indicative plural present third-person)
aspirava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aspiravas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aspirava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aspirávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aspiráveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aspiravam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aspirei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
aspiraste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aspirou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aspiramos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
aspirámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
aspirastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
aspiraram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
aspirara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
aspiraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
aspirara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
aspiráramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
aspiráreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
aspiraram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
aspirarei (first-person future indicative singular)
aspirarás (future indicative second-person singular)
aspirará (future indicative singular third-person)
aspiraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
aspirareis (future indicative plural second-person)
aspirarão (future indicative plural third-person)
aspiraria (conditional first-person singular)
aspirarias (conditional second-person singular)
aspiraria (conditional singular third-person)
aspiraríamos (conditional first-person plural)
aspiraríeis (conditional plural second-person)
aspirariam (conditional plural third-person)
aspire (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aspires (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aspire (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aspiremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aspireis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aspirem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aspirasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aspirasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aspirasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aspirássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aspirásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aspirassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aspirar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
aspirares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
aspirar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
aspirarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
aspirardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
aspirarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
aspira (imperative second-person singular)
aspire (imperative singular third-person)
aspiremos (first-person imperative plural)
aspirai (imperative plural second-person)
aspirem (imperative plural third-person)
não aspires (imperative negative second-person singular)
não aspire (imperative negative singular third-person)
não aspiremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não aspireis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não aspirem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(phonetics, transitive) to aspirate (to produce a puff of breath with a consonant)


bipolar

(psychiatry) bipolar (relating to or having bipolar disorder)


cesura

(prosody) caesura (using two words to divide a metrical foot)


anta

From Old Galician-Portuguese anta, borrowed from Latin antās pl.

(archaeology) dolmen (prehistoric megalithic tomb)


cobro

(history) rent charged by the crown to tenants of certain lands owned by the king


condicionado

pt-adj

condicionado (feminine condicionada, masculine plural condicionados, feminine plural condicionadas)

condicionada (feminine)
condicionados (masculine plural)
condicionadas (feminine plural)

From condicionar (“to condition”) + -ado (“-ed”).

af

(psychology) conditioned (exhibiting a conditioned reflex)


quati

→ Hunsrik: Quatti

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûati, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷati.

etymon

(Northeast Brazil, folklore) a type of roundelay


enredo

“Enquanto o enredo capta a mecânica da narrativa e a estrutura permite que se concretize, neste trabalho analisámos o arco emocional que é invocado pelas palavras usadas”, explicam.

2016 November 28, Andrea Cunha Freitas, “Mais de mil histórias lidas e há apenas seis formas básicas de as escrever?”, in Público:

(narratology) plot (the course of a story)


esquiva

Deverbal from esquivar (“to avoid social contact”).

deverbal

(uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact


subordinar

pt-verb

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

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

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

bor+

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


paráfrase

(linguistics) paraphrase (statement or text that reformulates, for explanatory or interpretative purposes, the same information from another statement or another text, but using other linguistic resources)


manes

(Roman mythology) manes (spirits of the dead)


pessoa

From Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, from Vulgar Latin *pessona, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Displaced borrowed persona (retained in dialects of Spain).

inh

Ele é um pronome da terceira pessoa.

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


rema

Borrowed from Latin rhema, from Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma).

(linguistics) rheme (part of a sentence that provides new information)


reto

pt-adj

reto (feminine reta, masculine plural retos, feminine plural retas, comparable, comparative mais reto, superlative o mais reto or retíssimo)

reta (feminine)
retos (masculine plural)
retas (feminine plural)
mais reto (comparative)
o mais reto (superlative)
retíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin rectus. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese reyto.

Os pronomes retos na língua portuguesa são "eu", "tu", "você", "ele", "ela", "nós", "vós", "vocês", "eles" e "elas".
The subject pronouns in the Portuguese language are "eu", "tu", "você", "ele", "ela", "nós", "vós", "vocês", "eles", and "elas"

(linguistics, attributive, of a pronoun) subject (used in the nominative case)


subordinado

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

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

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


transe

Deverbal from transir or borrowed from French transe.


Câncer

(Brazil, astrology) Cancer (Zodiac sign)


prova

From Old Galician-Portuguese prova, either regressively derived from the verb provar or from Late Latin proba (“proof”), from Latin probō (“to approve; to prove”), from probus (“good”).

(logic, mathematics) proof (sequence of statements which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof)


herói

pt-noun

herói m (plural heróis, feminine heroína, feminine plural heroínas)

heróis (plural)
heroína (feminine)
heroínas (feminine plural)

Macanese: hirói

From Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demi-god, hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”).

uder

(mythology) hero (character born from a divine being and a mortal being)


Aquário

(astrology) Aquarius (astrological sign)


Peixes

(astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)


Caronte

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Charon (the ferryman of Hades)


paradigma

[pɐ.ɾɐˈði.ɣmɐ]

From Late Latin paradīgma (“paradigm”), from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”).

der

(linguistics) paradigm (set of all forms which contain a common element)


verbo

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


basilisco

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

(mythology, science fiction) basilisk (snake-like dragon type)


Luciano

(philosophy) Lucian (ancient Syrian sophist)


elfo

pt-noun

elfo m (plural elfos, feminine elfa or elfo, feminine plural elfas or elfos)

elfos (plural)
elfa (feminine)
elfo (feminine)
elfas (feminine plural)
elfos (feminine plural)

Borrowed from English elf, from Middle English, from Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), from Proto-Germanic *albiz (“fairy, elf”).

(Norse mythology) elf (a mythical being)


pretérito

pt-adj

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

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

Learned borrowing from Latin praeteritus.

lbor

(grammar, relational) of the preterite tense


neologismo

new word or expression formed within the language or imported from another linguistic system

new meaning of a word already existing in the language

use of recently formed words or new meanings of words already existing in the language


morfologia

(linguistics) morphology (study of the structure and content of word forms)


positivo

pt-adj

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

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

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

bor+

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


infinito

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

(grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)


relativo

pt-adj

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

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


Eos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs). Doublet of Aurora.

lbor

(Greek mythology) Eos (goddess of the dawn)


apatia

Borrowed from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia), from ἀπαθής (apathḗs, “without feeling or suffering”).

(philosophy) apatheia (freedom from emotional disturbance, in Stoic philosophy)


ontologia

From onto- + -logia, or else a loan, French ontologie.


macrocosmo

(philosophy) macrocosm (a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures)


Maia

(Greek mythology) Maia (daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes)


crioulo

Uncertain but usually associated with cria (“offspring”), criar (“to breed; to rear”). Possibly a corruption of criadouro (“breeding place”).

Crioulos de base portuguesa.

(linguistics) creole (a language that arises from the adoption of a pidgin as a first language)


crioulo

pt-adj

crioulo (feminine crioula, masculine plural crioulos, feminine plural crioulas)

crioula (feminine)
crioulos (masculine plural)
crioulas (feminine plural)

(linguistics) relating to creole languages


tronco

desctree

→ Dutch: tronk
Afrikaans: tronk
→ English: tronk
→ Kwanyama: ondolonggo

→ Gujarati: તુરંગ (turaṅg)

→ Kannada: ತುರಂಗ (turaṅga)

→ Malayalam: തുറുങ്ക് (tuṟuṅkŭ)

→ Marathi: तुरुंग (turuṅga)

Inherited from Latin truncus (“tree trunk; trunk of a human; cut-off piece”).

inh+

(linguistics) a language family which is not a subfamily (that is, the topmost family of a language family tree)


indicativo

pt-adj

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

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

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


indicativo

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


pronome

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


intransitivo

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

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

Learned borrowing from Latin intrānsitīvus.

lbor

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


transitivo

pt-adj

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

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

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

bor+

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


neutro

pt-adj

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

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


nominativo

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

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

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


lexema

(linguistics) lexeme (unit of meaning or vocabulary)


idealismo

(philosophy, uncountable) idealism (an approach to philosophical enquiry)


sonoro

sonoro (feminine sonora, masculine plural sonoros, feminine plural sonoras)

sonora (feminine)
sonoros (masculine plural)
sonoras (feminine plural)

(phonetics, of a phoneme) voiced (pronounced with vibration of the vocal cords)


vibrante

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[viˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

[biˈβɾɐ̃.tɨ]

(phonetics) vibrant (vibrating consonant)


apócope

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

(prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)


calmante

(psychology, pharmacology) antianxiety; anxiolytic (acting to combat or reduce anxiety)


determinante

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


lêmure

Learned borrowing from Latin lemures (“the ghosts of the dead”).

lbor

(Roman mythology) lemures (spirits or ghosts of the dead)


valquíria

(Norse mythology) valkyrie (any of the female attendants of Odin)


fauno

(mythology) faun (country deity among the Romans, represented with goat's feet and horns)


Cérbero

[ˈsɛɾ.βɨ.ɾu]

(Greek mythology) Cerberus (giant three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades)


Pégaso

Borrowed from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos).

(Greek mythology) Pegasus (mythical winged horse)


significante

(linguistics) meaning, significance, the thing that is signified


Perseu

Borrowed from Latin Perseus, from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

(Greek mythology) Perseus (hero who slew Medusa)


Andrômeda

Learned borrowing from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

(Greek mythology) Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus)


Cefeu

Borrowed from Latin Cēpheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

(Greek mythology) Cepheus (husband of Cassiopeia)


Prometeu

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).

(Greek mythology) Prometheus (titan who gave the power of fire to the mortals)


Atlântida

(Greek mythology, fantasy) Atlantis (a legendary city sunken in an unknown location)


Ísis

(Egyptian mythology) Isis (mother-goddess)


Osíris

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις (Ósiris), from Egyptian wsjr.

(Egyptian mythology) Osiris (god of the dead)


Hórus

Borrowed from Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

(Egyptian mythology) Horus (god of the sun)


Plêiades

(Greek mythology) Pleiades (seven sisters, companions of Artemis)


Hélio

(Greek mythology) Helios (god of the sun)


Hipérion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑπερίων (Huperíōn).


Apolo

Learned borrowing from Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Apollo


Alcíone

Borrowed from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Atlas)

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Aeolus)


Átropos

(Greek mythology) Atropos (one of the Fates)


Aracne

Borrowed from Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

der

(Greek mythology) Arachne (a woman famous for her skill at weaving)


Afrodite

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē), usually connected with ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”), but possibly of Semitic origin.


Calíope

(Greek mythology) Calliope (muse of eloquence and epic poetry)


Pã

Borrowed from Latin Pān, from Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).

(Greek mythology) Pan (god of nature and shepherds)


Anúbis

Borrowed from Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw.

(Egyptian mythology) Anubis (god of the dead)


progressivo

pt-adj

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

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

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


paciente

Borrowed from Latin patientem (“enduring; patient”).

(linguistics) patient (noun phrase semantically on the receiving end of an action)


etnografia

(anthropology) ethnography (branch of anthropology that studies human cultures and societies)


etnologia

From etno- + -logia (compare French ethnologie).

(anthropology) ethnology (branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures)


consciente

Borrowed from Latin cōnscientem, from cōnsciō (“to be conscious of”), from con- + sciō (“to know”).

(psychology) the part of the mind one consciously perceives


membro

pt-noun

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

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

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

inh+

Holonyms: frase, oração, periodo, sentença


predicar

pt-verb

predicar (first-person singular present predico, first-person singular preterite prediquei, past participle predicado)

predico (first-person present singular)
prediquei (first-person preterite singular)
predicado (participle past)
predicar (impersonal infinitive)
predicar (first-person infinitive singular)
predicares (infinitive second-person singular)
predicar (infinitive singular third-person)
predicarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
predicardes (infinitive plural second-person)
predicarem (infinitive plural third-person)
predicando (gerund)
predicado (masculine participle past singular)
predicados (masculine participle past plural)
predicada (feminine participle past singular)
predicadas (feminine participle past plural)
predico (first-person indicative present singular)
predicas (indicative present second-person singular)
predica (indicative present singular third-person)
predicamos (first-person indicative plural present)
predicais (indicative plural present second-person)
predicam (indicative plural present third-person)
predicava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
predicavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
predicava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
predicávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
predicáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
predicavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
prediquei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
predicaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
predicou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
predicamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
predicámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
predicastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
predicaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
predicara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
predicaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
predicara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
predicáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
predicáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
predicaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
predicarei (first-person future indicative singular)
predicarás (future indicative second-person singular)
predicará (future indicative singular third-person)
predicaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
predicareis (future indicative plural second-person)
predicarão (future indicative plural third-person)
predicaria (conditional first-person singular)
predicarias (conditional second-person singular)
predicaria (conditional singular third-person)
predicaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
predicaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
predicariam (conditional plural third-person)
predique (first-person present singular subjunctive)
prediques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
predique (present singular subjunctive third-person)
prediquemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
prediqueis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
prediquem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
predicasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
predicasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
predicasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
predicássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
predicásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
predicassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
predicar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
predicares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
predicar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
predicarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
predicardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
predicarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
predica (imperative second-person singular)
predique (imperative singular third-person)
prediquemos (first-person imperative plural)
predicai (imperative plural second-person)
prediquem (imperative plural third-person)
não prediques (imperative negative second-person singular)
não predique (imperative negative singular third-person)
não prediquemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não prediqueis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não prediquem (imperative negative plural third-person)


pragmático

pt-adj

pragmático (feminine pragmática, masculine plural pragmáticos, feminine plural pragmáticas)

pragmática (feminine)
pragmáticos (masculine plural)
pragmáticas (feminine plural)

From Latin pragmatĭcus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós).


anão

pt-noun

anão m (plural anãos or anões, feminine anã, feminine plural anãs)

anãos (plural)
anões (plural)
anã (feminine)
anãs (feminine plural)

From Latin nānus. Cognate with Spanish enano.

(Germanic mythology, fantasy) dwarf (member of a short, underground humanoid race)


infinitivo

(grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)


condicional

pt-adj

condicional m or f (plural condicionais)

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

bor+

(grammar, of a conjunction) expressing a condition


condicional

(grammar) a conjunction expressing a condition


condicional

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


modo subjuntivo

pt-noun

modo subjuntivo m (plural modos subjuntivos)

(grammar, chiefly Brazil) subjunctive mood


subjuntivo

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

bor

(uncountable, grammar) subjunctive (subjunctive mood)


subjuntivo

pt-adj

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

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

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


Glauco

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (Greek sea god)

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (Lycian soldier in the Iliad)

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (son of king Sisyphus of Corinth)

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (son of king Minos of Crete)


partícula

Learned borrowing from Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of pars (“part”). Doublet of partilha, which was inherited.

lbor

(linguistics) particle (word that has a particular grammatical function but does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech)


Papai Noel

Partial calque of French Père Noël. First attested in 1898 as Papá Noel and 1901 as Papai Noël.

Ah, se o meigo Papá Noel tambem se aventurasse por estas callidas regiões do Brasil, n'esta doce noite de Natal!

1898 December 25, “Chronica”, in Gazeta de Noticias, volume XXIV, number 359, Rio de Janeiro, page 1, column 2:

Alas, the lovely Santa Claus also ventured into these warm regions of Brazil, on this sweet Christmas night!

6º quatro — Papai Noël, Sr. Carneiro da Rocha.

1901 December 22, “Sabot de Noël”, in Gazeta de Noticias, volume XXVIII, number 356, Rio de Janeiro, page 2, column 2:

Foi o Arnaldo que, há dias, me meteu na cabeça essa história de Papai Noel. Nunca eu tinha ouvido tal nome.

1925, Armando Erse de Figueiredo, O Despenhadeiro, Porto: Livraria Chardron, page 92:

It was Arnaldo who, days ago, has got this Santa Claus story in my head. I've never heard of such a name.

(Brazil, folklore) Santa Claus (mythological man who brings gifts to children during Christmas)


possessivo

pt-adj

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

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

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

bor+

(not comparable, grammar) possessive (indicating possession)


sinal

Hunsrik: Sinaal

From Old Galician-Portuguese sinal, synal, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum. By surface analysis, sino + -al and signo + -al.

O sinal IGREJA é composto dos sinais CASA e CRUZ.

The sign for ‘church’ is a compound of the signs for ‘house’ and ‘cross’.

signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger)

sign; gesture (a motion of the hands or body used to express something)

(linguistics) sign (a linguistic unit of a sign language)


coprolalia

(psychology) coprolalia (compulsive tendency to use obscene language)


entreguerras

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ẽ.tɾɨˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ẽ.tɾɨˈɣɛ.ʁɐʃ]

(history) interwar (the period between two wars, especially the first and second world wars)


entreguerras

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/

/ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]

/ẽ.tɾɨˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/

[ẽ.tɾɨˈɣɛ.ʁɐʃ]

durante o período entreguerras

(history) interwar (relating to the time between two wars, especially the first and second world wars)


paralelismo

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


núcleo

Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

lbor

(linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)


adjunto

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


neolítico

pt-noun

neolítico m (usually uncountable, plural neolíticos)

(archaeology) Neolithic (the last period of the Stone Age)


neolítico

pt-adj

neolítico (feminine neolítica, masculine plural neolíticos, feminine plural neolíticas)

neolítica (feminine)
neolíticos (masculine plural)
neolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) Neolithic (of or relating to the Neolithic Age)


exclusivo

exclusivo (feminine exclusiva, masculine plural exclusivos, feminine plural exclusivas)

exclusiva (feminine)
exclusivos (masculine plural)
exclusivas (feminine plural)

(linguistic, of the first-person plural personal pronoun) exclusive (referring to the speaker and others, but not the addressee)


aljamiado

(palaeography) aljamiado (Iberian Romance languages written in Arabic)


serpe

From Old Galician-Portuguese serpe, from Vulgar Latin serpes, from Latin serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.
Cognate with Galician serpe, Spanish sierpe, Catalan serp, Occitan sèrp, Italian serpe and Romanian șarpe.


apocopar

pt-verb

apocopar (first-person singular present apocopo, first-person singular preterite apocopei, past participle apocopado)

apocopo (first-person present singular)
apocopei (first-person preterite singular)
apocopado (participle past)
apocopar (impersonal infinitive)
apocopar (first-person infinitive singular)
apocopares (infinitive second-person singular)
apocopar (infinitive singular third-person)
apocoparmos (first-person infinitive plural)
apocopardes (infinitive plural second-person)
apocoparem (infinitive plural third-person)
apocopando (gerund)
apocopado (masculine participle past singular)
apocopados (masculine participle past plural)
apocopada (feminine participle past singular)
apocopadas (feminine participle past plural)
apocopo (first-person indicative present singular)
apocopas (indicative present second-person singular)
apocopa (indicative present singular third-person)
apocopamos (first-person indicative plural present)
apocopais (indicative plural present second-person)
apocopam (indicative plural present third-person)
apocopava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
apocopavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
apocopava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
apocopávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
apocopáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
apocopavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
apocopei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
apocopaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
apocopou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
apocopamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
apocopámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
apocopastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
apocoparam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
apocopara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
apocoparas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
apocopara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
apocopáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
apocopáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
apocoparam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
apocoparei (first-person future indicative singular)
apocoparás (future indicative second-person singular)
apocopará (future indicative singular third-person)
apocoparemos (first-person future indicative plural)
apocopareis (future indicative plural second-person)
apocoparão (future indicative plural third-person)
apocoparia (conditional first-person singular)
apocoparias (conditional second-person singular)
apocoparia (conditional singular third-person)
apocoparíamos (conditional first-person plural)
apocoparíeis (conditional plural second-person)
apocopariam (conditional plural third-person)
apocope (first-person present singular subjunctive)
apocopes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
apocope (present singular subjunctive third-person)
apocopemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
apocopeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
apocopem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
apocopasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
apocopasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
apocopasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
apocopássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
apocopásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
apocopassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
apocopar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
apocopares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
apocopar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
apocoparmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
apocopardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
apocoparem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
apocopa (imperative second-person singular)
apocope (imperative singular third-person)
apocopemos (first-person imperative plural)
apocopai (imperative plural second-person)
apocopem (imperative plural third-person)
não apocopes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não apocope (imperative negative singular third-person)
não apocopemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não apocopeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não apocopem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, linguistics) to apocopate (to shorten by apocope)


orco

From Orco, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”). Doublet of ogro and orc.
The sense of mythological creature is a semantic loan from English orc.

Orcos são seres de aparência humana, porém incrivelmente feios, com braços grandes, corpo peludo, rosto deformado, dentes caninos inferiores protuberantes e ligeiramente corcundas.

2007 July 7, Marcelo Rodrigues et al., “Raças Selvagens” (chapter 6.4), in Tagmar II – Livro de Criaturas, 2.2.0 edition, Projeto Tagmar 2, archived from the original on 2024-02-09, page 41, column 1:


simpatia

From Late Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).

(countable, occult) ritual; rite (set of repeated actions, intending to produce a supernatural result)


sofisma

(philosophy) sophism (flawed argument that is superficially correct)


marciano

pt-noun

marciano m (plural marcianos, feminine marciana, feminine plural marcianas)

marcianos (plural)
marciana (feminine)
marcianas (feminine plural)

(ufology, science fiction) Martian (inhabitant of the planet Mars)


animismo

(anthropology, religion) animism (belief that spirits inhabit natural objects)


afixo

(linguistics) affix (a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem)


Aquiles

Conuencido Achiles com as facundas palauras que Vliſſes lhe ſoube ſignificar, o ſeguio contra vontade da mãy […]

1652, chapter I, in Livro segvndo da fvndação, antigvidades, & grandezas da muy inſigne Cidade de Lisboa. em que foi ganhada aos Mouros por ElRey D. Afonſo Henriquez, Lisbon: Officina Craesbeckiana, page 2:

Achilles, convinced by the eloquent words Ulysses explained to him, followed him against his mother’s wishes […]

Partem Ulysses e o filho de Achiles do acampamento grego, e procuram Philoctetes á pedir-lhe as frexas^([sic]).

1889, João Manuel Pereira da Silva, Considerações sobre poesia epica e poesia dramatica [Considerations about epic poetry and dramatical poetry], Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier, page 123:

Ulysses and the son of Achilles set out from the Greek encampment, and they look for Philoctetes to request the arrows from him.

(Greek mythology) Achilles (a Greek hero in the Iliad)


genitivo

pt-adj

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

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

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

bor

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


genitivo

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


tribo

Borrowed from Latin tribus f (“one of the three tribes of Rome”), from trēs (“three”).

bor+

(anthropology) tribe (society larger than a band but smaller than a state)

(sociology, informal) subculture (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs)


diminutivo

pt-adj

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

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


fonética

From French phonétique, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός (phōnētĭkós).

(linguistics) phonetics (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols)


caso locativo

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


caso instrumental

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


complemento

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

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


tautologia

(logic) tautology (statement that is true for all values of its variables)


vocativo

Borrowed from grammatical Latin vocātīvus.

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


raiz

Guinea-Bissau Creole: rais

Kabuverdianu: raìs

Papiamentu: rais

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare Galician raíz.

inh+

(linguistics) root (primary lexical unit of a word)

(linguistics) root (word from which another word or words are derived)


superlativo

pt-adj

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

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

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


acusativo

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


agramatical

pt-adj

agramatical m or f (plural agramaticais)

(linguistics) ungrammatical (in violation of a language’s grammar)


termo

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

(grammar) a word with a function in a sentence


consciência

Borrowed from Latin cōnscientia, from con- (“with”) + scientia (“knowledge”).

(psychology) part of psychic activity of which the subject has intuitive knowledge

(philosophy) state in which the subject knows himself as such, and distinguishes himself from the objects that surround him


homófono

homófono (feminine homófona, masculine plural homófonos, feminine plural homófonas)

homófona (feminine)
homófonos (masculine plural)
homófonas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos), from ὁμός (homós) + φωνή (phōnḗ). By surface analysis, homo- + -fono.

(phonetics, semantics) homophonous (having the same pronunciation)


homófono

(semantics) homophone (word with the same pronunciation as another)


onomatopeia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía, “the coining of a word in imitation of a sound”).

bor+

ὀνοματοποιία

(linguistics, uncountable) onomatopoeia (property of a word of sounding like what it represents)


Aesir

Borrowed from English Æsir, from Old Norse æsir, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).

(Norse mythology) Æsir (the principal Norse gods)


Atena

From Latin Athena, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


sentença

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

der

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


faraó

pt-noun

faraó m or f by sense (plural faraós, feminine (rare, proscribed) faraoa or faraona, feminine plural (rare, proscribed) faraoas or faraonas)

faraós (plural)
faraoa (feminine proscribed rare)
faraona (feminine)
faraoas (feminine plural proscribed rare)
faraonas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace, pharaoh”), from pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“big”).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">pr-ꜥꜣ</i>

(Egyptology, historical) pharaoh (supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)


premissa

From Latin praemissa (“set before”), feminine past participle of praemitto (“to send or put before”), from prae- (“pre-”) + mittō (“to send”).

(logic) premise (any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced)


grafologia

From grafólogo + -ia or grafo- + -logia, on the model of French graphologie.


morfema

(linguistic morphology) morpheme (smallest linguistic unit of meaning)


ariano

pt-noun

ariano m (plural arianos, feminine ariana, feminine plural arianas)

arianos (plural)
ariana (feminine)
arianas (feminine plural)

(astrology) Arian (person with the star sign of Aries)


ariano

pt-adj

ariano (feminine ariana, masculine plural arianos, feminine plural arianas)

ariana (feminine)
arianos (masculine plural)
arianas (feminine plural)

(astrology) Arian (having or relating to the star sign of Aries)


positivismo

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

bor+

(philosophy) positivism (philosophical doctrine)


Etna

From Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (Sicilian nymph)


ambilateral

pt-adj

ambilateral m or f (plural ambilaterais)

(anthropology) relating to both the maternal and paternal side of the family


patriarca

From Old Galician-Portuguese patriarca, patriarcha, borrowed from Late Latin patriarcha, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “-arch”).

der

(sociology) patriarch (male head of a community or household)


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).

(Greek mythology) Pandora (woman who released evil into the world)


nutella

Coined in the late 2010s. Named after the brand of chocolate spread Nutella, which is stereotypically associated with sheltered or spoiled children.

(Brazil, slang) modernised or evolved to the point of being objectionable

(of a practice, ideology, symbol or similar) lite, watered-down


família

Borrowed from Latin familia (“household, family”).


coprofilia

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros) + -filia.

(psychology) coprophilia (psychopathological interest in excrement or fecal matter, particularly in association with the erotic and/or sexual sphere)


psicometria

(psychology) psychometry (use of psychological tests to measure personal traits)


sinestesia

(neurology, psychology) synaesthesia (phenomenon whereby a sensory stimulus triggers a different kind of sensation)

(narratology) synaesthesia (description of a sensation in the terms of another)


epíteto

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


ética

Borrowed from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), feminine of ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

(philosophy) ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)


Fénix

(mythology) Phoenix (a mythical firebird)


variar

pt-verb

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

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

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

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


conjugar

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

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


acentuar

acentuar (first-person singular present acentuo, first-person singular preterite acentuei, past participle acentuado)

acentuo (first-person present singular)
acentuei (first-person preterite singular)
acentuado (participle past)
acentuar (impersonal infinitive)
acentuar (first-person infinitive singular)
acentuares (infinitive second-person singular)
acentuar (infinitive singular third-person)
acentuarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
acentuardes (infinitive plural second-person)
acentuarem (infinitive plural third-person)
acentuando (gerund)
acentuado (masculine participle past singular)
acentuados (masculine participle past plural)
acentuada (feminine participle past singular)
acentuadas (feminine participle past plural)
acentuo (first-person indicative present singular)
acentuas (indicative present second-person singular)
acentua (indicative present singular third-person)
acentuamos (first-person indicative plural present)
acentuais (indicative plural present second-person)
acentuam (indicative plural present third-person)
acentuava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
acentuavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
acentuava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
acentuávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
acentuáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
acentuavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
acentuei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
acentuaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
acentuou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
acentuamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
acentuámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
acentuastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
acentuaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
acentuara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
acentuaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
acentuara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
acentuáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
acentuáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
acentuaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
acentuarei (first-person future indicative singular)
acentuarás (future indicative second-person singular)
acentuará (future indicative singular third-person)
acentuaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
acentuareis (future indicative plural second-person)
acentuarão (future indicative plural third-person)
acentuaria (conditional first-person singular)
acentuarias (conditional second-person singular)
acentuaria (conditional singular third-person)
acentuaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
acentuaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
acentuariam (conditional plural third-person)
acentue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
acentues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
acentue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
acentuemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
acentueis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
acentuem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
acentuasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
acentuasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
acentuasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
acentuássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
acentuásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
acentuassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
acentuar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
acentuares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
acentuar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
acentuarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
acentuardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
acentuarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
acentua (imperative second-person singular)
acentue (imperative singular third-person)
acentuemos (first-person imperative plural)
acentuai (imperative plural second-person)
acentuem (imperative plural third-person)
não acentues (imperative negative second-person singular)
não acentue (imperative negative singular third-person)
não acentuemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não acentueis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não acentuem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(linguistics) to accentuate (to mark with a written accent)


semiótico

pt-adj

semiótico (feminine semiótica, masculine plural semióticos, feminine plural semióticas)

semiótica (feminine)
semióticos (masculine plural)
semióticas (feminine plural)

From French sémiotique, from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “observant of signs”), ultimately derived from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”).


fonologia

(linguistics, uncountable) phonology (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages)

(linguistics, countable) phonology (way sounds function within a given language)


solipsismo

(philosophy) solipsism (theory that the self is all that exists)


bovarismo

After Emma Bovary + -ismo (“-ism”), on the model of French bovarysme.

(psychology) bovarysm, bovarism (anxiety to escape from an unsatisfactory condition)


compulsivo

pt-adj

compulsivo (feminine compulsiva, masculine plural compulsivos, feminine plural compulsivas)

compulsiva (feminine)
compulsivos (masculine plural)
compulsivas (feminine plural)


hiato

Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“to stand open, to yawn”).

lbor

A própria palavra "hiato" (hi-a-to) contém um hiato, pois as vogais "i" e "a" aparecem em sílabas diferentes.

The word "hiato" (hi-a-to) itself contains a hiatus because the vowels "i" and "a" appear in different syllables.

(linguistics, phonology) hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)


determinismo

(ethics) determinism (doctrine that all actions are determined by immutable laws of the universe)


criminologia

From criminal (“criminal”) + -ologia (“-ology”).

af

(psychology, sociology) criminology (the study of crime and of the behaviour of criminals)


pragmatismo

(philosophy) pragmatism (philosophical idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer)


aumentativo

pt-adj

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

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


antônimo

antônimo (feminine antônima, masculine plural antônimos, feminine plural antônimas)

antônima (feminine)
antônimos (masculine plural)
antônimas (feminine plural)

(semantics) antonymous (having an opposite meaning)


antônimo

(semantics) antonym (word which has the opposite meaning)


pronome indefinido

pt-noun

pronome indefinido m (plural pronomes indefinidos)

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


antinomia

Borrowed from Latin antinomia, from Ancient Greek ἀντινομία (antinomía).

(logic) antinomy (contradiction between valid conclusions)


silogismo

Learned borrowing from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”).

der

(logic) syllogism (inference from two or more premises)


passado

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

inh+

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


Métis

(Greek mythology) Metis (personification of wisdom)


booleano

pt-adj

booleano (feminine booleana, masculine plural booleanos, feminine plural booleanas, not comparable)

booleana (feminine)
booleanos (masculine plural)
booleanas (feminine plural)

(logic) Boolean (pertaining to data items that can be either “true” or “false”)