virgem
See also: Virgem
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese virgen, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virginem, accusative singular of virgō (“virgin”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "BR" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈviɾ.ʒẽj̃/, /ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Paulista" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈviɾ.ʒẽj̃/, /ˈviɹ.ʒẽj̃/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Northeast Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈviɦ.ʒẽj̃/
- Homophone: Virgem
Noun
virgem m or f (plural virgens)
- virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)
Noun
virgem f (plural virgens)
- (Roman Catholicism) an image, icon or statuette of Virgin Mary
Derived terms
- virgenzinho (diminutive)
- Virgem Maria
Adjective
virgem m or f (plural virgens)
- virgin (not having had sexual intercourse)
- untouched (remaining in its original, pristine state)
- (of quicklime) unslaked
- (of an optical disk) which hasn’t had data burned onto it
Synonyms
- (not having had sexual intercourse): casto, puro
- (remaining in its original state): intacto, intocado
Related terms
Categories:
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese nouns with multiple genders
- pt:Roman Catholicism
- Portuguese adjectives
- pt:Sex