estou

Galician

Verb

estou

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • tô (Brazil, informal)
  • istô (Brazil, eye dialect)
  • tou (Portugal, eye dialect)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estou, from Latin stō.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈto(w)/ [isˈto(ʊ̯)], /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈto(w)/ [iʃˈto(ʊ̯)], /eʃˈto(w)/ [eʃˈto(ʊ̯)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]
 

  • Rhymes: -ow, -o
  • Hyphenation: es‧tou

Interjection

estou

  1. (Portugal) hello (a greeting used when answering the telephone)
    Synonym: (Brazil) alô

Verb

estou

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estar
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