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sim.

yes (affirmative answer)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈsĩ/Brazil/ˈsĩ/Portugal

  1. yes (affirmative answer)

    “Eles já saíram?” “Sim, saíram.”
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Latin -ce Latin sīce Latin sīc Old Galician-Portuguese si Portuguese nãoinflu. Portuguese miminflu. Portuguese sim Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese si (“yes”), influenced by não or mim.

adv/ˈsĩ/Brazil/ˈsĩ/Portugal

  1. indeed; do (used for emphasis in affirmative expressions)

    not-comparable
    Eu já li esse livro sim.
    Ele matou sim o bicho.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Latin -ce Latin sīce Latin sīc Old Galician-Portuguese si Portuguese nãoinflu. Portuguese miminflu. Portuguese sim Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese si (“yes”), influenced by não or mim.

noun/ˈsĩ/Brazil/ˈsĩ/Portugal

  1. yes; yea (an affirmative answer)

    masculine
    Recebemos um sim e três nãos.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Latin -ce Latin sīce Latin sīc Old Galician-Portuguese si Portuguese nãoinflu. Portuguese miminflu. Portuguese sim Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese si (“yes”), influenced by não or mim.

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