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Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).
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Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.biˈʒɛ.tu/, /obˈʒɛ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /obˈʒɛ.to/, /o.biˈʒɛ.to/
Noun
objeto m (plural objetos)
- object; thing
- Synonyms: artigo, (informal) coisa, ente, item, (Brazil, slang) negócio
- that to which emotions or an action is directed towards
- (computing) object (class or structure)
- (grammar) object (in a sentence, the receiver of an action)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “object of a sentence”): sujeito
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Etymology 2
Verb
objeto
- first-person singular present indicative of objetar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obˈxeto/
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: ob‧je‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin obiectum.
Noun
objeto m (plural objetos)
- object
- objective; goal
- Synonyms: objetivo, meta, destinación
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
objeto
- first-person singular present indicative of objetar
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