estreito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese estreito, from Latin strictus. Compare Spanish estrecho and French étroit. Doublet of estrito, which was a borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.ˈtɾɐj.tu/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: es‧trei‧to
  • Rhymes: -ejtu

Adjective

estreito m (feminine singular estreita, masculine plural estreitos, feminine plural estreitas, comparable)

  1. narrow (having a small width)
    A rua é muito estreita para camiões.
    The street is too narrow for lorries.
  2. close (of a relationship or connection)
    Eu me liguei a ele por meio de uma estreita amizade.
    I am bound to him by a close friendship.

Inflection

Descendants

Noun

estreito m (plural estreitos)

  1. (geography) strait

Verb

estreito

  1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of estreitar
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