desejo

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin dēsideus (“desire”), from Latin dēsidia (“sloth, debauchery”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deˈze.d͡ʒo/

Noun

desejo m (plural desejos)

desire

Descendants

Galician: desexo
Portuguese: desejo

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "desejo"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

deseijo (misspelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈze.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈze.ʒo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈzɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.ʒu/

Hyphenation: de‧se‧jo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desejo, from Early Medieval Latin dēsideus (“desire”), from Latin dēsidia (“sloth, debauchery”). Compare Galician desexo, Asturian deséu, Spanish deseo, and Aragonese deseyo.

Noun

desejo m (plural desejos)

desire

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

desejo

first-person singular present indicative of desejar

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