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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
abaixo
- first-person singular present indicative of abaixar
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbajʃo/
- Rhymes: -ajʃo
- Hyphenation: a‧bai‧xo
Etymology 1
From baixo, from Medieval Latin bassus (“low, short”).
Adverb
abaixo
- down, downwards
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
abaixo
- first-person singular present indicative of abaixar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a (“at”) + baixo (“low”).
Adverb
abaixo
- down, downwards (towards a lower place)
- Synonyms: para baixo, juso
- Antonyms: acima, para cima
Derived terms
Interjection
abaixo!
- down with (expresses protest)
- Abaixo o governador! ― Down with the governor!
Etymology 2
Verb
abaixo
- first-person singular present indicative of abaixar