órfão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin orphănus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔʁ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔh.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈɔɾ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɾ.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɔʁ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔχ.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈɔɻ.fɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɻ.fɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: ór‧fão

Adjective

órfão (feminine órfã, masculine plural órfãos, feminine plural órfãs)

  1. orphan

Noun

órfão m (plural órfãos, feminine órfã, feminine plural órfãs)

  1. orphan

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