nortenho

Portuguese

Etymology

From norte +‎ -enho. Compare Spanish norteño.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁˈtẽ.ɲu/ [nohˈtẽ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁˈtẽ.ɲu/ [nohˈtẽ.j̃u]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /noɾˈtẽ.ɲu/ [noɾˈtẽ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /noʁˈtẽ.ɲu/ [noχˈtẽ.j̃u]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /noɻˈtẽ.ɲu/ [noɻˈtẽ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁˈte.ɲo/ [nohˈte.ɲo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˈtɐ(j).ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˈtɐ(j).ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˈte.ɲu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˈte.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˈte.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -eɲu, -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: nor‧te‧nho

Adjective

nortenho (feminine nortenha, masculine plural nortenhos, feminine plural nortenhas)

1. (Portugal) northern (of, from, or relating to the north)

   Synonyms: setentrional, (Brazil) nortista

2. Northern (of, from or relating to North Region, Portugal)

Noun

nortenho m (plural nortenhos, feminine nortenha, feminine plural nortenhas)

1. (Portugal) northerner (native or inhabitant of the north)

   Synonyms: setentrional, (Brazil) nortista

2. Northerner (native or inhabitant of North Region, Portugal)

Further reading

• “nortenho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nortenho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “nortenho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “nortenho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026