espelho

See also: espêlho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• espello

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /esˈpeʎo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /esˈpeʎʊ/

Noun

espelho m

1. mirror
2. (figurative) friend, lover

Descendants

• Galician: espello
• Portuguese: espelho

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "espelho"

Portuguese

espelho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare Galician espello and Spanish espejo. Doublet of espéculo.

Alternative forms

• espêlho (superseded)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpe.ʎu/, /esˈpe.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpe.ʎu/, /esˈpe.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpe.ʎu/, /eʃˈpe.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -eʎu
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho

Noun

espelho m (plural espelhos)

1. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)

   Ela comprou um espelho.

   She bought a mirror.

2. (by extension) any reflective surface
3. (figurative) role model (person who serves as an example)
4. riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)
5. a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet
6. (geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction

Derived terms

• espelhinho
• espelho eletrónico
• espelho magnético
• espelho retrovisor
• espelho-de-vénus
• espelhozinho

 

Related terms

• especular
• espelhação
• espelhadio
• espelhado
• espelhamento
• espelhante
• espelhar
• espelharia
• espelheiro
• espelhento
• espelhim
• espelhismo
• espelhoso

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.ʎu/, /esˈpɛ.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.ʎu/, /esˈpɛ.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛ.ʎu/, /eʃˈpɛ.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛ.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ʎu/

• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho

Verb

espelho

1. first-person singular present indicative of espelhar