aborígene

See also: aborigene, aborigène, and Aborigène

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aborígine (Brazil)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aborigenes, borrowed from Latin aborīginēs.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boˈɾi.ʒe.ni/, /a.boˈɾi.ʒi.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boˈɾi.ʒe.ni/, /a.boˈɾi.ʒi.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boˈɾi.ʒe.ne/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buˈɾi.ʒɨ.nɨ/ [ɐ.βuˈɾi.ʒɨ.nɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧rí‧ge‧ne

Noun

aborígene m or f by sense (plural aborígenes)

1. aborigine (original inhabitant of a region)

   Synonyms: indígena, nativo

2. (specifically) Aboriginal (original inhabitant of Australia)

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Aborischënë

Adjective

aborígene m or f (plural aborígenes)

1. aboriginal (relating to the natives of a region)

   Synonyms: indígena, nativo

2. Aboriginal (relating to Australian Aboriginals)

Further reading

• “aborígine”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “aborígene”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “aborígene”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “aborígene”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025