pessoa

See also: Pessoa, pessôa, and pessõa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pessôa, persoa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pessõa, from Vulgar Latin *pessona, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Displaced borrowed persona (retained in dialects of Spain).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈso.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈso.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈso.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈso(w).ɐ/

(Dialectal Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈsow.ɐ/
(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈso.a/, /pɛˈso.a/ (without vowel harmony)
(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈso.ɐ/
(Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈpsoɐ]
Rhymes: -oɐ
Hyphenation: pes‧so‧a
Homophone: Pessoa

Noun

pessoa f (plural pessoas)

person (an individual being, especially a human)
Synonyms: indivíduo, sujeito

Estava a ver/vendo umas pessoas caminhar. ― I was watching some people walk.
(formal) person (someone’s physical body)
Synonym: corpo

O sujeito portava uma arma em/na sua pessoa. ― The person was carrying a weapon in his person.
(grammar) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)
Ele é um pronome da terceira pessoa. ― He is a third-person pronoun.
(Christianity theology) person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)
Synonyms: pessoa divina, hipóstase
(law) person (person or organisation with standing before the courts)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pessoa.

Hyponyms

(grammatical person): primeira pessoa, segunda pessoa, terceira pessoa
(person of the Holy Trinity): (Holy Trinity) (Santíssima) Trindade; Pai, Filho, Espírito Santo
(legal person): pessoa física / pessoa natural, pessoa jurídica / pessoa moral

Derived terms

Related terms

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