amanhã

See also: amanha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese a mannãa (literally "at morning", in a similar sense to English tomorrow) from Vulgar Latin *māneāna. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese cras.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/ [a.mɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mɐˈɲɐ̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧nhã

Adverb

amanhã (not comparable)

  2. tomorrow (in the day after today)
    Synonym: (obsolete) crás
    Coordinate terms: hoje, ontem
    O nosso aniversário será celebrado amanhã.
    Our birthday will be celebrated tomorrow.

Noun

amanhã m (plural amanhãs)

  2. tomorrow (the day after today)
    Deixa esta tarefa para amanhã.
    Leave this task for tomorrow.
    • 1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:
      — Só amanhã poderei diagnosticar seguramente, porque a pneumonia se apresenta muito complicada, em virtude da hipertensão. Todo o cuidado é pouco, o Dr. Ernesto reclama absoluto repouso.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (figurative) tomorrow; the future
    Synonym: futuro
    As crianças de hoje serão os adultos de amanhã.
    The children of today will be the adults of tomorrow.

Descendants

  • Macanese: amanhâm

Further reading

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