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um.

one

2 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈũ/Brazil/ũ/Brazil/ˈũ/Portugal/ũ/Portugal

  1. one

    masculine
    Uma xícara de café
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu (“one; a”), from Latin ūnum (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Doublet of uno.

article/ˈũ/Brazil/ũ/Brazil/ˈũ/Portugal/ũ/Portugal

  1. a, an

    indefinite
    Um carro, uma casa.

  2. a, an some; a few (a small number of)

    in-plural · indefinite
    Uns carros, umas casas.

  3. a, an a bit of

    indefinite

  4. a, an indicates that what follows is exceptional; quite a; quite the

    emphatic · feminine · indefinite · usually
    Ontem de noite caiu uma chuva.
    Estamos comendo um churrasco.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu (“one; a”), from Latin ūnum (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Doublet of uno.

noun/ˈũ/Brazil/ũ/Brazil/ˈũ/Portugal/ũ/Portugal

  1. the figure or digit "1": one

    masculine
    O um parece o sete sem gravata no pescoço.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu (“one; a”), from Latin ūnum (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Doublet of uno.

pron/ˈũ/Brazil/ũ/Brazil/ˈũ/Portugal/ũ/Portugal

  1. a person; one; someone

    feminine · masculine
    Chegou-me um e disse: "Olá!"

  2. element(s) of a previously mentioned class: one; some (in the plural)

    feminine · masculine
    Comprei uns e me decepcionei.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu (“one; a”), from Latin ūnum (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Doublet of uno.

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