somente

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soomente~soamente, from Early Medieval Latin sōlā mente. By surface analysis, só +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɔˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɔˈmẽ.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
  • Hyphenation: so‧men‧te

Adverb

somente (not comparable)

  1. just, only, merely
    Synonym: apenas

Descendants

  • Macanese: sômente
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