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marginal.

marginal (of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/maʁ.ʒiˈnaw/Brazil[maɦ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/maɾ.ʒiˈnaw/São-Paulo[maɾ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]São-Paulo
  1. marginal (of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge)

    feminine · masculine
  2. outlaw, criminal (a person who operates outside established norms)

    feminine · masculine
  3. marginal

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin margō, marginis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin marginālislbor. Portuguese marginal Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis.

noun/maʁ.ʒiˈnaw/Brazil[maɦ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/maɾ.ʒiˈnaw/São-Paulo[maɾ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]São-Paulo
  1. a coastal avenue

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin margō, marginis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin marginālislbor. Portuguese marginal Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis.

noun/maʁ.ʒiˈnaw/Brazil[maɦ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/maɾ.ʒiˈnaw/São-Paulo[maɾ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]São-Paulo
  1. outlaw, criminal (a person who operates outside established norms)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    Aquele menino é um marginal!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin margō, marginis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin marginālislbor. Portuguese marginal Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis.

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