norte-americano

See also: norteamericano

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese norte

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-

Proto-Germanic *amalą

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.

Proto-Germanic *rīks

Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.

Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos

Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos

Proto-Germanic *haimaz

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Proto-Germanic *rīks

Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?

Italian Amerigoder.

New Latin Americalbor.

Portuguese América

Portuguese -ano

Portuguese americano

Portuguese norte-americano

From norte + americano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/ [ˌnɔh.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/ [ˌnɔh.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɾ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/ [ˌnɔχ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɻ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɾ.t‿ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɾ.t‿ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɾ.t‿ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈka.nu/

Adjective

norte-americano (feminine norte-americana, masculine plural norte-americanos, feminine plural norte-americanas)

1. American (of or relating to the United States)

   Synonyms: americano, (Brazil) estado-unidense

2. North American (of or relating to North America)

Noun

norte-americano m (plural norte-americanos, feminine norte-americana, feminine plural norte-americanas)

1. American (someone from the United States)

   Synonyms: americano, (Brazil) estado-unidense

2. North American (someone from North America)

Related terms

• América do Norte

Further reading

• “norte-americano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “norte-americano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026