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mais.

used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈmajs/Brazil[ˈmaɪ̯s]Brazil/ˈmajʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er

    not-comparable
  2. preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est

    not-comparable
  3. more (to a greater degree or extent)

    not-comparable
  4. most (superlative degree of muito)

    not-comparable
    Agora eu quero ver quem tem mais força.
  5. else

    not-comparable
  6. any more, any longer

    not-comparable · with-negation
    Não gosto mais de morar aqui
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral form chus.

conj/ˈmajs/Brazil[ˈmaɪ̯s]Brazil/ˈmajʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)

  2. and; with; together with

    colloquial
    Eu mais ela vamos casar na semana que vem
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral form chus.

noun/ˈmajs/Brazil[ˈmaɪ̯s]Brazil/ˈmajʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. plus sign (name of the character +)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral form chus.

conj/ˈmajs/Brazil[ˈmaɪ̯s]Brazil/ˈmajʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. misspelling of mas

    Brazil · alt-of · misspelling
Where this word comes from

Alteration of mas through the epenthesis of /j/ in Brazilian Portuguese.

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