melhor

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Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

milhor

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan melhor, from Latin melior, meliōrem.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

melhor f (feminine singular melhora, masculine plural melhors, feminine plural melhoras)

better

Derived terms[edit]

Old Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin melior, meliōrem.

Noun[edit]

melhor m or f

best

Descendants[edit]

Occitan: melhor, milhor

References[edit]

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “melior”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 664

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

mió (eye dialect, Caipira)
mior (eye dialect, Caipira)
milhor (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese mellor, from Latin meliōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”). Compare Catalan millor, Spanish mejor, French meilleur, Italian migliore.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔʁ/ [meˈʎɔh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔʁ/ [meˈʎɔχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈʎɔɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈʎɔ.ɾi/

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /mɛˈʎɔ(h)/, /miˈʎɔ/
Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
Hyphenation: me‧lhor

Adjective[edit]

melhor m or f (plural melhores)

comparative degree of bom: better, best (with definite article)

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:melhor.

Adverb[edit]

melhor

comparative degree of bem: better

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:melhor.

Related terms[edit]

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