bem-vindo

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (a welcome guest or arrival), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, bem (well) +‎ vindo (come).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbẽj̃ˈvĩ.du/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbẽj̃ˈvĩ.do/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.do]

Adjective

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bem-vindo (feminine bem-vinda, masculine plural bem-vindos, feminine plural bem-vindas)

  1. welcome (whose arrival is a cause of joy)

Interjection

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bem-vindo m (masculine plural bem-vindos, feminine singular bem-vinda, feminine plural bem-vindas)

  1. welcome