bisavô

See also: bisavo, bisavó, and bisavós

Portuguese

Etymology

From bis- +‎ avô (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.zaˈvo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.zɐˈvo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.zɐˈvo/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.zɐˈbo/ [bi.zɐˈβo]

• Rhymes: -o

Noun

bisavô m (plural bisavôs, feminine bisavó, feminine plural bisavós)

1. great-grandfather, male great-grandparent

Usage notes

Bisavô has two plural forms, bisavôs and bisavós. The former (os bisavôs) means exclusively a group of two or more men (cf. English great-grandfathers), the latter (os bisavós) is used for a group of both men and women (cf. English great-grandparents). Both are masculine nouns. The plural of bisavó (great-grandmother) is a regular feminine noun (as bisavós) and means great-grandmothers. This is one of the few Portuguese nouns that have a tripartite plural inflection, the others being avô, sogro, consogro, tio-avô and other derived terms.

Related terms

• bisneto/bisneta