homem
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Portuguese omẽe, from Latin hominem, accusative of homō (“man”), from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). Compare French homme, Catalan home, Italian uomo, Spanish hombre, Romanian om, Sardinian ómine, Interlingua homine.
Pronunciation
Noun
homem m (plural homens)
- (uncountable, with definite article o) mankind (the human race in its entirety)
- O homem conquistará o espaço.
- Mankind shall conquer space.
- male (human of masculine gender)
- (specifically) man (adult male human)
- a person; a human being
- (vocative, sentence-final) used to address a male, implying impatience or disappointment
- Ainda não terminou, homem!
- You still haven’t finished it, man!
- (in compounds, fiction) a being who is half man and half creature, or a man with some characteristics of a creature
- homem-aranha
- spiderman
- homem-lobo
- werewolf
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:homem.
Synonyms
- (mankind): humanidade
- (human male): cara (slang), varão
- (adult male human): varão
- (human being): humano, pessoa, ser humano
- (manly man): macho
- (addresses a male, implying impatience): homem de Deus
Hypernyms
- (adult male human): adulto
Coordinate terms
- (human male): mulher
Derived terms
- homenzinho, hominho, homúnculo (diminutives)
- homenzão, homão, homenzarrão (augmentatives)
- como um só homem
- de homem para homem
- Deus homem
- homem ao mar!
- homem-bala
- homem das cavernas
- homem de Deus
- homem do mar
- homem-peixe
- homem-sanduíche
Adjective
homem (plural homens, comparable)
- manly (displaying stereotypical characteristics of a male)
- João não é muito homem; sempre foge às lutas.
- John isn’t very manly; he always runs away from fights.
- Seja homem e pule.
- Be a man and jump.
- Ele é mais homem que seus amigos.
- He is manlier than his friends.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:homem.
Synonyms
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