português

See also: portugués and portuguès

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin Portus Cale
    Latin Portucale
    Latin -ensis
    Late Latin portucalēnsis
    Old Galician-Portuguese portugaes
    Portuguese português

    From Old Galician-Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalēnsis, also portucensis, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.
    By surface analysis, Portugal (under the form portugu-) +‎ -ês.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)s/ [poh.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.tuˈɡe(j)s/ [poɾ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)ʃ/ [poχ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)ʃ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻ.tuˈɡe(j)s/ [poɻ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.tuˈɡeʃ/ [puɾ.tuˈɣeʃ]

    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /pɔhtuˈɡejs/, /puhtuˈɡejs/
    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Brazil) -ejs, (Rio de Janeiro) -ejʃ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ
    • Audio (Southern Brazil):(file)
    • Hyphenation: por‧tu‧guês

    Adjective

    português (feminine portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, not comparable)

    1. Portuguese (of or relating to the region of Portugal)
    2. Portuguese (of or relating to the people of Portugal)
    3. Portuguese (of or relating to the Portuguese language)

    Derived terms

    Noun

    português m (plural portugueses, feminine portuguesa, feminine plural portuguesas)

    2. Portuguese (person native to Portugal)

    Derived terms

    Noun

    português m (usually uncountable, plural portugueses)

    2. Portuguese language

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: Portuguese
    • → Spanish: portugués
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