personagem

Portuguese

Etymology

From French personnage.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.soˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [peh.soˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.soˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [peh.soˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.soˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [peɾ.soˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.soˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [peχ.soˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.soˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [peɻ.soˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.suˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: per‧so‧na‧gem

Noun

personagem f or m (plural personagens)

1. a character in a story

Usage notes

The word personagem has three different rules for gender inflection, all correct and widely used:

• Always feminine: a personagem João e a personagem Maria ― the character John and the character Mary
• Always masculine: o personagem João e o personagem Maria ― the character John and the character Mary
• Agreeing with the person: o personagem João e a personagem Maria ― the character John and the character Mary

The choice is up to the speaker or writer. However, it is advised keeping one particular style throughout the text for consistency.