comum
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- commum (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
From Latin commūnis (“common, public, general”) from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moyn-is (“held in common”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈmũ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈmũ/
Audio (Portugal): (file) Audio (Northern Portugal): (file) - Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: co‧mum
Adjective
comum m or f (plural comuns, comparable, comparative mais comum, superlative o mais comum or comuníssimo)
- common; frequent (occurring often or existing in many places)
- common; mutual (shared by more than one)
- Synonym: mútuo
- Antonyms: particular, individual, pessoal
- common; usual; ordinary; run-of-the-mill (having no special characteristics)
- Synonym: Thesaurus:ordinário
- Antonym: Thesaurus:ordinário
Usage notes
An obsolete feminine form exists: comua.
Derived terms
- comum de dois
- comumente, comummente
- comunzão
- comunzinho
- em comum
- lugar-comum
- sal comum