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o.

The fifteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.

1 character1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

character/ˈɔ//ˈo/
  1. The fifteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase · masculine
article/u/unstressed/o/stressed
  1. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Estou lendo o livro que Maria avaliou.
  2. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Deus salve a Rainha!
  3. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Me leva pro aeroporto.
  4. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...) sometimes after lhe, especially when referring to a body part, a family member, or a pet.

    masculine
    O pai está viajando.
    Infelizmente, um ladrão roubou-lhe o celular.
  5. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...) (precedes a familiar nickname or other term of address)

    colloquial · masculine
    Como tá a Bia hoje?
  6. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
  7. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Esse é o hospital ideal para se realizar uma cirurgia cardíaca.
  8. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Me chamo Ivete, mas não sou a Ivete.
  9. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Que o melhor homem vença.
  10. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    O carvalho é uma árvore grande.
  11. the (the definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...)

    masculine
    Os Bush(es) ocupam cargos políticos há várias décadas, e os Kennedy(s) há ainda mais tempo.
  12. Makes any phrase into a substantive.

    masculine
    Porém Samuel disse: Tem, porventura, o Senhor tanto prazer em holocaustos e sacrifícios, como em que se obedeça à palavra do Senhor? Eis que o obedecer é melhor do que o sacrificar; e o atender melhor é do que a gordura de carneiros.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese o (compare Galician o), from Late Latin lo (compare Spanish lo) with loss of initial l, from earlier *illu, from Latin illum m, illud n, accusative singular forms of ille (“the”, “that”).

pron/u/
  1. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele)

    masculine · personal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese o (compare Galician o), from Late Latin lo (compare Spanish lo) with loss of initial l, from earlier *illu, from Latin illum m, illud n, accusative singular forms of ille (“the”, “that”).

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