abjeto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abjecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abiectus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈʒɛ.tu/, /abˈʒɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈʒɛ.tu/, /abˈʒɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /abˈʒɛ.to/, /a.biˈʒɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbʒɛ.tu/ [ɐˈβʒɛ.tu]

• Hyphenation: ab‧je‧to

Adjective

abjeto (feminine abjeta, masculine plural abjetos, feminine plural abjetas)

1. abject
2. vile

Derived terms

• abjetamente

Related terms

• abjeção

Further reading

• “abjeto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024