sereio

Portuguese

Etymology

From sereia (“mermaid”) +‎ -o (masculine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.u/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.u/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.o/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.u/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.u/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.u/

• Hyphenation: se‧rei‧o

Noun

sereio m (plural sereios)

1. merman (legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down)

   Synonym: homem-sereia

   Antonym: sereia