além

See also: 'alem, alem, âlem, and -alem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • alêm (pre-reform spelling)
  • alem (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alen, from Latin ad + illinc (“thence, there”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlẽj̃/ [aˈlẽɪ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧lém

Adverb

além

  1. there, over there
    Synonym: lá
  2. beyond (farther along or away)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:além.

Derived terms

Noun

além m (uncountable)

  1. the afterlife, the beyond (supposed world or state of existence that is entered after death)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:além.

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