Homem-Morcego

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Homem-Morcêgo (superseded)

Etymology edit

Calque of English Batman. In Brazil, the name first appeared with the superhero's debut in November 1940, on "O Lobinho" magazine (despite being written as Batman on the front page, dialogues had only the translated version). Nowadays, DC Comics has made Batman the official name for the hero on Portuguese translated media, but Homem-Morcego is still used as a nickname among fans.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.mẽj̃ moʁˈse.ɡu/ [ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃ mohˈse.ɡu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.mẽj̃ moɾˈse.ɡu/ [ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃ moɾˈse.ɡu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.mẽj̃ moʁˈse.ɡu/ [ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃ moχˈse.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.mẽj̃ moɻˈse.ɡo/ [ˈo.mẽɪ̯̃ moɻˈse.ɡo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.mɐ̃j̃ muɾˈse.ɡu/ [ˈɔ.mɐ̃j̃ muɾˈse.ɣu]

Proper noun edit

Homem-Morcego m

(colloquial) Batman (superhero)
Synonym: Batman

References edit

^ “Lobinho, O 2ª Série - n° 7”, in Guia dos Quadrinhos‎^[1] (in Portuguese), 2007 August 11, archived from the original on 2023-09-10
^ LEO (2015 July 16) “O "Colecionador Fantasma" Apresenta: "Bruno Miller - O Defensor de Riacho Doce"”, in Submundo HQ‎^[2] (in Portuguese) (blog), archived from the original on 2023-07-14

[1] “Lobinho, O 2ª Série - n° 7”, in Guia dos Quadrinhos‎^[1] (in Portuguese), 2007 August 11, archived from the original on 2023-09-10

[2] LEO (2015 July 16) “O "Colecionador Fantasma" Apresenta: "Bruno Miller - O Defensor de Riacho Doce"”, in Submundo HQ‎^[2] (in Portuguese) (blog), archived from the original on 2023-07-14

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