bem-vindo

Portuguese

Portuguese phrasebook

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Alternative forms

benvindo (common misspelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, bem (“well”) +‎ vindo (“come”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbẽj̃ˈvĩ.du/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbẽj̃ˈvĩ.do/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.do]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐ̃j̃ˈvĩ.du/

Audio (file)
Homophone: Benvindo

Adjective

bem-vindo (feminine bem-vinda, masculine plural bem-vindos, feminine plural bem-vindas)

welcome (whose arrival is a cause of joy)

Interjection

bem-vindo m (masculine plural bem-vindos, feminine singular bem-vinda, feminine plural bem-vindas)

welcome

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