prisioneiro

Portuguese

prisioneiros

Etymology

From French prisonnier (“prisoner”), from prison (“prison”), from Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zi.oˈne(j).ɾu/ [pɾi.zɪ.oˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.zjoˈne(j).ɾu/ [pɾi.zjoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zi.oˈne(j).ɾu/ [pɾi.zɪ.oˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.zjoˈne(j).ɾu/ [pɾi.zjoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zi.oˈne(j).ɾo/ [pɾi.zɪ.oˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.zjoˈne(j).ɾo/ [pɾi.zjoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈne.ɾu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -eɾu, -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: pri‧si‧o‧nei‧ro

Noun

prisioneiro m (plural prisioneiros, feminine prisioneira, feminine plural prisioneiras)

1. prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)

   Synonyms: cativo, preso

2. (figuratively) prisoner (any person held against his or her will)

Derived terms

• prisioneiro da consciência
• prisioneiro de guerra

 

Related terms

• apreender
• apreendido
• apreensão
• prender
• preso
• prisão
• prisional

 

Further reading

• “prisioneiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “prisioneiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024