avós

See also: avos, avôs, and avô

Galician

Noun

avós m

1. plural of avó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈvɔ(j)s/ [aˈvɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈvɔ(j)s/ [aˈvɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈvɔ(j)ʃ/ [aˈvɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvɔʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvɔʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɔʃ/ [ɐˈβɔʃ]

Noun

avós f pl

1. plural of avó

Noun

avós m pl (plural only)

1. grandparents

Usage notes

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