numa

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See also: Numa, numã, and n'uma

Contents

1 Japanese
- 1.1 Romanization
2 Portuguese

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

numa

Rōmaji transcription of ぬま

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

n'uma (obsolete)
nũa (obsolete)

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.ma/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mɐ/

Contraction[edit]

numa

Contraction of em uma (“in a”). (Feminine form of num)
- 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:
  
  É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.
  
  It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

Quotations[edit]

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:num.

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