numa

See also: Numa, numã, and n'uma

Japanese

Romanization

numa

Rōmaji transcription of ぬま

Portuguese

Alternative forms

n'uma (obsolete)
nũa (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.ma/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mɐ/

Contraction

numa

Contraction of em uma (“in a”). (Feminine form of num)
- 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:
  É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.
  It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:num.

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