vêm

See also: vem

Galician

Verb

vêm

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of vir

Macanese

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese vem, inflection of vir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛŋ/, /vɛ̃/

Verb

vêm

1. to come

   Vêm câ! ― Come here!

   Saiám vôs nôm pôde vêm ― What a pity you can't come

   Fazê iou vêm pa qui cuza? ― Why did you ask me to come?

Derived terms

• cartâ vêm (“to bring”, literally “to carry-come”)
• … vai … vêm
• vêm di volta
• virâ-virâ vêm (“come in sometime, come when you can”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• veem (pre-reform)

Etymology

Old Galician-Portuguese vẽen, from Latin veniunt. Cognate with Galician veñen and Spanish vienen. Also compare with têm.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvẽj̃/ [ˈvẽɪ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃j̃.ɐ̃j̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃j̃.ɐ̃j̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃j̃.ɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃ɐ̃j̃
• Homophone: vem (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: vêm

Verb

vêm

1. third-person plural present indicative of vir