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oficial.

official

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/o.fi.siˈaw/Brazil[o.fi.siˈaʊ̯]Brazil/o.fiˈsjaw/Brazil[o.fiˈsjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. official

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opis Latin ops Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin opifex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin opificium Latin officium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin officiālislbor. Portuguese oficial Learned borrowing from Late Latin officiālis.

noun/o.fi.siˈaw/Brazil[o.fi.siˈaʊ̯]Brazil/o.fiˈsjaw/Brazil[o.fiˈsjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. officer, official

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. master, expert

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    O meu pai era o oficial de sapateiro da aldeia até eu assumir o negócio.

  3. master, expert the master of a whaling boat

    Azores · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · specifically

  4. undertaker

    Azores · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opis Latin ops Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin opifex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin opificium Latin officium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin officiālislbor. Portuguese oficial Learned borrowing from Late Latin officiālis.

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