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/

• (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)

1. just, only, merely

   Synonym: apenas