sereia

Portuguese

sereia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.ɐ/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.ɐ/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.a/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧rei‧a

Noun

sereia f (plural sereias, masculine sereio, masculine plural sereios)

1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
2. (figurative) an attractive woman

   Synonyms: gostosa, mulherão

Related terms

• sirena
• sirene