ouvisto

Portuguese

Etymology

From ouvido, past participle of ouvir (“to hear”), influenced by visto, past participle of ver (“to see”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈvis.tu/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈvis.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈvis.tu/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈvis.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈviʃ.tu/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈviʃ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈvis.to/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈvis.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈviʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈviʃ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /owˈbiʃ.tu/ [owˈβiʃ.tu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈviʃ.tu/

• Hyphenation: ou‧vis‧to

Participle

ouvisto (feminine ouvista, masculine plural ouvistos, feminine plural ouvistas)

1. (nonstandard) past participle of ouvir
   • 1859, A. Nunes dos Reis, Impressões de uma jornada a olho-marinho, Typographia Universal, page 203:

     O que tenho ouvisto dizer do sr. padre Malhão […]

     What I have heard about Father Malhão […]