inteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese enteiro, enteyro (which may have been later modified to reflect the Latin etymology), from Latin integer, integrum, from Proto-Italic *entagros, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-th₂g-ro-, from *teh₂g-. Doublet of íntegro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ĩˈte(j).ɾu/, [ĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

 

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ĩˈtɐj.ɾu/, [ĩˈtɐɪ̯.ɾu]

• IPA^(key): (Lisbon) /ĩˈtɐj.ɾu/, [ĩˈtɐɪ̯.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Central Portugal) /ĩˈte(j).ɾu/, [ĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩnˈte(j).ɾo/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈte(j).ɾʷ/
• (verb, Brazil, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛ(j).ɾu/
• Hyphenation: in‧tei‧ro

Adjective

inteiro m (feminine singular inteira, masculine plural inteiros, feminine plural inteiras, comparable)

1. whole; entire; in full (with nothing missing)

   Dormimos o dia inteiro.

   We slept the whole day.

   Ela escreveu o livro inteiro sozinha.

   She wrote the entire book by herself.

2. whole (uninjured or undamaged)

   O carro ainda está inteiro, apesar do acidente.

   The car is still whole, despite the accident.

3. (often before the noun) complete (without limitations or exceptions)

   Ela tem minha inteira confiança.

   I completely trust her.

4. (mathematics) integral (being or relating to integers)

   Número inteiro.

   Integer.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:inteiro.

Derived terms

• inteiramente
• inteirar
• inteirinho (diminutive)

Related terms

• integral
• íntegro
• integrar

Noun

inteiro m (plural inteiros)

1. integer (number without a fractional component)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:inteiro.

Verb

inteiro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of inteirar