órfão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin orphănus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔh.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔh.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɾ.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔχ.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɻ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɻ.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾ.fɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: ór‧fão

Adjective

órfão (feminine órfã, masculine plural órfãos, feminine plural órfãs)

1. orphan

Noun

órfão m (plural órfãos, feminine órfã, feminine plural órfãs)

1. orphan

Derived terms

• orfanato
• orfandade
• orfanologia
• orfanar