mensagem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• messagem (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missaticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽˈsa.ʒẽj̃/ [mẽˈsa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: men‧sa‧gem

Noun

mensagem f (plural mensagens)

1. message (concept or information conveyed)

   Synonym: comunicado

2. message (underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something)

   Synonym: significado

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mensagem.

Derived terms

• mensagem eletrónica

 

Related terms

• mensageiria
• mensageiro

 

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Mënsaasch
• → Tetun Dili: mensajen