vermelho

Galician

Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of vermello

References

• “vermelho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vermello

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeɾ.ˈme.ʎo/

Adjective

vermelho m (plural vermelhos, feminine vermelha, feminine plural vermelhas)

1. red
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennoꝛ bꝛanca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

Descendants

• Galician: vermello
• Portuguese: vermelho (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermelho	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "vermelho, vermelha"

Portuguese

vermelho

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis

Proto-Italic *wormis

Latin vermis

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Proto-Italic *-kelos

Latin -culus

Latin vermiculus

Vulgar Latin *vermiclus

Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho

Portuguese vermelho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to a scale insect of species Kermes vermilio, used to make a crimson dye.

Cognate with Galician vermello, Spanish bermejo, Asturian bermeyu, Catalan vermell, Occitan vermelh, French vermeil and Italian vermiglio. Also related to English vermilion. Doublet of vermículo, which was borrowed.

Alternative forms

• vremeio, vermeio (pronunciation spelling, Caipira)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈme.ʎu/ [veɦˈme.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈme.ʎu/ [veɦˈme.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /veɾˈme.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʁˈme.ʎu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /veɻˈme.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈme.ʎo/ [veɦˈme.ʎo]

 

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈmɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨɾˈme.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈme.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈme.ʎu/

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /veɻ.ˈme.jo/
• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɦ.ˈme.ʎʊ/

• Audio (Northern Portugal):

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• Rhymes: -eʎu
• Hyphenation: ver‧me‧lho

Adjective

vermelho (feminine vermelha, masculine plural vermelhos, feminine plural vermelhas, diminutive vermelhinho)

1. red (having red as its color)
2. red (socialist or communist)

Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos)

1. red (color)
2. red (socialist or communist)
3. (sports) red card

Derived terms

• avermelhar
• vermelhar

Related terms

• verme

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: burmedju
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: birmel
• Kristang: bremelu

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Etymology 2

Verb

vermelho

1. first-person singular present indicative of vermelhar

Further reading

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