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profeta.

prophet

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ/Brazil/pɾuˈfɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. prophet

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

adj/pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ/Brazil/pɾuˈfɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. of, from or relating to Porto Santo

    Madeira · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

noun/pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ/Brazil/pɾuˈfɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. native or inhabitant of Porto Santo

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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

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