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Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Occitan melhor, from Latin melior, meliōrem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
melhor f (feminine singular melhora, masculine plural melhors, feminine plural melhoras)
- better
Derived terms
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin melior, meliōrem.
Noun
melhor m or f
- best
Descendants
References
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): /mɛˈʎɔ(h)/, /miˈʎɔ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
- Hyphenation: me‧lhor
Adjective
melhor m or f (plural melhores)
- comparative degree of bom: better, best (with definite article)
Quotations
Adverb
melhor
- comparative degree of bem: better
Quotations
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