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homem.

male (human of masculine gender)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈõ.mẽj̃/Brazil[ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/ˈɔ.mẽj̃/São-Paulo[ˈɔ.mẽɪ̯̃]São-Paulo

  1. male (human of masculine gender)

    masculine

  2. man (adult male human)

    masculine · specifically

  3. a person; a human being

    masculine

  4. mankind (the human race in its entirety)

    capitalized · masculine · often · uncountable
    O Homem conquistará o espaço.

  5. used to address a male, implying impatience or disappointment

    masculine · vocative
    Ainda não terminou, homem!

  6. male lover

    colloquial · informal · masculine

  7. a being who is half man and half creature, or a man with some characteristics of a creature

    in-compounds · masculine
    homem-aranha
    homem-formiga
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homō Old Galician-Portuguese ome Portuguese homem Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ome, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese omẽe, from Latin hominem (“a human”), from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ (“an earthling”).

adj/ˈõ.mẽj̃/Brazil[ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/ˈɔ.mẽj̃/São-Paulo[ˈɔ.mẽɪ̯̃]São-Paulo

  1. manly (displaying stereotypical characteristics of a male)

    feminine · masculine
    João não é muito homem; foge sempre às lutas.
    Seja homem e pule.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homō Old Galician-Portuguese ome Portuguese homem Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ome, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese omẽe, from Latin hominem (“a human”), from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ (“an earthling”).

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