português

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: portugués and portuguès

Portuguese

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalēnsis, also portucensis, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.

Pronunciation

[edit]
 

  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /poɹtuˈɡe(j)s/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /pɔhtuˈɡejs/, /pɔhtuˈɡejʃ/, /puhtuˈɡejs/, /puʈuˈɡejs/
  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Brazil, with intrusive j) -ejs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ
  • Hyphenation: por‧tu‧guês
This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Adjective

[edit]

português (feminine portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, not comparable)

  1. Portuguese (of or relating to the region of Portugal)
  2. Portuguese (of or relating to the people of Portugal)
  3. Portuguese (of or relating to the Portuguese language)

Derived terms

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

português m (plural portugueses, feminine portuguesa, feminine plural portuguesas)

  1. Portuguese (person native to Portugal)

Derived terms

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

português m (usually uncountable, plural portugueses)

  1. Portuguese language

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: Portuguese
  • Spanish: portugués