tio-avô

Portuguese

Etymology

From tio (“uncle”) +‎ avô (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.u.aˈvo/, /ˌt͡ʃiw.aˈvo/ [ˌt͡ʃiʊ̯.aˈvo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌti.u.ɐˈvo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌti.u.ɐˈvo/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌti.u.ɐˈbo/ [ˌti.u.ɐˈβo]

Noun

tio-avô m (plural tios-avôs, feminine tia-avó, feminine plural tias-avós)

1. great-uncle (brother of one's grandparent; uncle of one's parent)

Usage notes

Tio-avô has two plural forms, tios-avôs and tios-avós. The former means exclusively a group of two or more men (cf. English great-uncles), the latter is used for a group of both men and women. Both are masculine nouns. The plural of tia-avó (great-ant) is a regular feminine noun (tias-avós) and means great-aunts. This is one of the few Portuguese nouns that have a tripartite plural inflection, the others being avô, sogro, consogro, bisavô and other derived terms.

Related terms

• tia-avó
• sobrinho-neto
• sobrinha-neta