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outrora.

once, long ago

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/o(w)ˈtɾɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil[o(ʊ̯)ˈtɾɔ.ɾɐ]Brazil/o(w)ˈtɾɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal/owˈtɾɔ.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. once, long ago

    not-comparable

  2. formerly

    not-comparable
    O artista outrora conhecido como Prince.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alterum Old Galician-Portuguese outro Portuguese outra Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old Galician-Portuguese ora Portuguese hora univ. Portuguese outrora Univerbation of outra (“other”) + hora (“hour”). Compare Spanish otrora.

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