indefinido

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indēfīnītus (indefinite). By surface analysis, in- + definido.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.de.fiˈni.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.de.fiˈni.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.dɨ.fiˈni.du/ [ĩ.dɨ.fiˈni.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: in‧de‧fi‧ni‧do

Adjective

indefinido (feminine indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

  1. indefinite (without limits)
    Synonyms: ilimitado, irrestrito, livre
    Antonyms: delimitado, limitado, restrito
  2. undefined (lacking a definition)
    Antonym: definido
  3. (mathematics) undefined (that does not have a meaning)
  4. indefinite; undecided; uncertain
    Synonyms: impreciso, incerto
    Antonyms: certo, preciso
  5. (grammar, or a pronoun or article) indefinite (which specifies an undetermined object)
    Antonym: definido

Derived terms

Noun

indefinido m (plural indefinidos)

  1. that which is undefined
  2. (grammar) an indefinite pronoun or article

Participle

indefinido (feminine indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

  1. past participle of indefinir

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /indefiˈnido/ [ĩn̪.d̪e.fiˈni.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: in‧de‧fi‧ni‧do

Adjective

indefinido (feminine indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

  1. indefinite (without limits)
  2. undefined (lacking a definition)
    Antonym: definido
  3. (mathematics) undefined (that does not have a meaning)
  4. undecided, uncertain
  5. (grammar, or a pronoun or article) indefinite (which specifies an undetermined object)

Derived terms

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