anjo
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word anjo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word anjo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say anjo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word anjo you have here. The definition of the word anjo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofanjo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Makasar
Pronunciation
Pronoun
anjo (Lontara spelling ᨕᨍᨚ)
- that (demonstrative, remote from speaker and addressee)
Related terms
Mirandese
Etymology
From Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).
Noun
anjo m (plural anjos)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese angeo (“angel”), from Late Latin angelus (“angel”), from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).
Cognate with Galician anxo, Spanish ángel, Catalan and Occitan àngel, French ange, Italian angelo and Romanian înger. Doublet of Ângelo and ângelus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒu
- Hyphenation: an‧jo
Noun
anjo m (plural anjos)
- angel
- 1681, João Ferreira de Almeida, O Novo Testamento, Lucas 1:30:
- Entonces o Anjo lhe diſſe: Maria, naõ temas […]
- Then the angel said unto her: Fear not Mary
- 1681, João Ferreira de Almeida, O Novo Testamento, Lucas 1:30:
- (figuratively) a very good person
- 1878, Eça de Queirós, O Primo Basílio, Livraria Internacional, page 58:
- A Luiza é um anjo
- Luísa is a very good person
- 1878, Eça de Queirós, O Primo Basílio, Livraria Internacional, page 58:
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ “anjo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “anjo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.