outrem

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese outre, from Latin alterī, plural of alter (the other), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (the other of two). The nasalization of the final vowel is probably due to influence of alguém and/or quem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).tɾẽj̃/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).tɾẽɪ̯̃]
 

Pronoun[edit]

outrem

  1. (chiefly literary) other people
    Synonyms: outros, outras pessoas
    Ele gasta dinheiro de outrem.
    He spends other people’s money.

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