posteriormente

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician posterior

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Galician -mente

Galician posteriormente

From posterior + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /postɛˌɾjoɾˈmente/ [pos̺.t̪ɛˌɾjoɾˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: pos‧te‧rior‧men‧te

Adverb

posteriormente

1. afterwards, later

Further reading

• “posteriormente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “posteriormente”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Etymology

From posteriore +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pos.te.rjorˈmen.te/
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: po‧ste‧rior‧mén‧te

Adverb

posteriormente

1. in the back, at the back
2. later, afterwards

   Antonym: anteriormente

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pós

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *pósti

Proto-Italic *posti

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Italic *-teros

Proto-Italic *posteros

Latin posterus

Latin posteriorlbor.

Portuguese posterior

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Portuguese -mente

Portuguese posteriormente

From posterior + -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pos.te.ɾiˌoʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [pos.te.ɾiˌoɦˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster) /pos.teˌɾjoʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [pos.teˌɾjoɦˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pos.te.ɾiˌoʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [pos.te.ɾiˌoɦˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster) /pos.teˌɾjoʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [pos.teˌɾjoɦˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pos.te.ɾiˌoɾˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/, (faster) /pos.teˌɾjoɾˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʃ.te.ɾiˌoʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/, (faster) /poʃ.teˌɾjoʁˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pos.te.ɾiˌoɻˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/, (faster) /pos.teˌɾjoɻˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃ.tɨˌɾjoɾˈmẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃ.tɨˌɾjoɾˈmẽ.tɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃ.tɨˌɾjo.ɾiˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pos‧te‧rior‧men‧te

Adverb

posteriormente (comparable, comparative mais posteriormente, superlative o mais posteriormente)

1. afterwards, later

Further reading

• “posteriormente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “posteriormente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish posterior

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Spanish -mente

Spanish -mente

Spanish posteriormente

From posterior + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /posˌteɾjoɾˈmente/ [posˌt̪e.ɾjoɾˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pos‧te‧rior‧men‧te

Adverb

posteriormente

1. afterwards, later

   Synonyms: después, luego

   • 1900, Pastor Servando Obligado, Tradiciones argentinas - Primera serie:

     Los mismos señores González, fundador el padre, de la predicha Hermandad y posteriormente el hijo, del Hospital anexo, firmaron el acta, y por segunda vez su ilustrísima aplaudió el santo celo con que empleaba su caudal.

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Further reading

• “posteriormente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025