póstumo

See also: postumo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin postumus.

Adjective

póstumo (feminine póstuma, masculine plural póstumos, feminine plural póstumas)

1. (of a child) posthumous (born after one’s father’s death)
2. (of a person) posthumous (taking place after one’s death)
3. (of a book or work of art or music) posthumous (published after the author’s or artist’s death)

Derived terms

• postumamente

Further reading

• “póstumo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin postumus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.tu.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.tu.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʃ.tu.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.tu.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʃ.tu.mu/

• Hyphenation: pós‧tu‧mo

Adjective

póstumo (feminine póstuma, masculine plural póstumos, feminine plural póstumas)

1. (of a child) posthumous (born after one’s father’s death)
2. (of a person) posthumous (taking place after one’s death)
3. (of a book or work of art or music) posthumous (published after the author’s or artist’s death)

   O livro "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" foi escrito por Machado de Assis, renomado escritor brasileiro.

   The book "The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas" was written by Machado de Assis, a renowned Brazilian writer.

Derived terms

• postumamente

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin postumus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpostumo/ [ˈpos.t̪u.mo]
• Rhymes: -ostumo
• Syllabification: pós‧tu‧mo

Adjective

póstumo (feminine póstuma, masculine plural póstumos, feminine plural póstumas)

1. (of a child) posthumous (born after one’s father’s death)
2. (of a person) posthumous (taking place after one’s death)
3. (of a book or work of art or music) posthumous (published after the author’s or artist’s death)

Derived terms

• póstumamente

Further reading

• “póstumo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10