espelho
See also: espêlho
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum.
Pronunciation
Noun
espelho m (plural espelhos)
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpe.ʎu/, /esˈpe.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpe.ʎu/, /eʃˈpe.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpe.ʎo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
- Rhymes: -eʎu
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare Galician espello and Spanish espejo. Doublet of espéculo.
Alternative forms
- espêlho (obsolete)
Noun
espelho m (plural espelhos)
- mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)
- Ela comprou um espelho.
- She bought a mirror.
- (by extension) any reflective surface
- (figurative) role model (person who serves as an example)
- riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)
- a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet
- (geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction
Derived terms
- espelhinho
- espelho eletrónico
- espelho magnético
- espelho retrovisor
- espelho-de-vénus
- espelhozinho
Related terms
- especular
- espelhação
- espelhadio
- espelhado
- espelhamento
- espelhante
- espelhar
- espelharia
- espelheiro
- espelhento
- espelhim
- espelhismo
- espelhoso
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
espelho
- first-person singular present indicative of espelhar