verão

See also: veraõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

veraõ (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese verão (“spring”), from Vulgar Latin (tempus) *veranum, from Latin vēr (“spring”), from earlier *veror, from Proto-Italic *wezor, from Proto-Indo-European *wésr̥ (“spring”). Compare Spanish verano.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [vɨˈɾɐ̃w̃]
(Brazil) IPA^(key): [veˈɾɐ̃w̃], [vɛˈɾɐ̃w̃]

Noun

verão m (plural verões or verãos)

summer
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 127:
  A segurança está cem vezes mais rigorosa este verão.
  The security is a hundred times more severe this summer.

See also

Seasons in Portuguese · estações, sazões (layout · text)
primavera (“spring”)	verão (“summer”)	outono (“autumn”)	inverno (“winter”)

Etymology 2

From the verb ver (“to see”).

Verb

verão

third-person plural (eles and elas, also used with vocês and others) future indicative of ver

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.