gêmeo

See also: gémeo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gémeo (Portugal)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gemẽo, from Latin geminus (compare French jumeau, Italian gemello, gemino, Romanian geamăn, Spanish gemelo). Doublet of gémino, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒẽ.mi.u/ [ˈʒẽ.mɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒẽ.mju/, /ˈʒẽ.me.u/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒẽ.mi.u/ [ˈʒẽ.mɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒẽ.mju/, /ˈʒẽ.me.u/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.me.o/

• Hyphenation: gê‧me‧o

Adjective

gêmeo (feminine gêmea, masculine plural gêmeos, feminine plural gêmeas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. twin

Noun

gêmeo m (plural gêmeos, feminine gêmea, feminine plural gêmeas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. twin

Noun

gêmeo m (plural gêmeos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (anatomy) calf (muscle in the back of the leg below the knee)