somente

Portuguese

Alternative forms

sòmente (obsolete)
sómente (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soomente~soamente, from Early Medieval Latin sōlā mente. Synchronically derivable from só + -mente.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔˈmẽ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔˈmẽ.tɨ/

Rhymes: -ẽtɨ, -ẽt͡ʃi
Hyphenation: so‧men‧te

Adverb

somente (not comparable)

just, only, merely
Synonym: apenas

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