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amarelo
amarelo
Galician
Alternative forms
Adjective
amarelo m (feminine singular amarela, masculine plural amarelos, feminine plural amarelas)
- yellow (colour)
See also
Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text) | ||||
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vermello | verde | amarelo | ? | branco |
? | ? | ? | ? | rosa |
? | azul | laranxa | gris | ? |
negro | púrpura | castaño, marrón | ? | ciano |
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin amarellus, diminutive of amarus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amaˈɾɛlo/
Adjective
amarelo m (plural amarelos, feminine amarela, feminine plural amarelas)
- yellow
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 367 (facsimile):
- […] os coiros delas ſe fendiã / e agua amarela en saya.
- […] their skin split / and yellow fluid came out.
- […] os coiros delas ſe fendiã / e agua amarela en saya.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 367 (facsimile):
Descendants
See also
Colors in Old Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text) | ||||
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vermello | verde | amarelo | ? | branco |
{{{crimson}}} | ? | ? | ? | rosa |
? | azur | ? | gris | ? |
negro, preto | cardẽo | castanno | ? | ? |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese amarelo (“yellow”), from Late Latin amarellus, diminutive of amarus (“bitter, sour”).
Cognate with Galician amarelo, Mirandese amarielho, Asturian and Leonese amariellu, Spanish amarillo and Aragonese amariello.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/
- Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧lo
Adjective
amarelo m (feminine singular amarela, masculine plural amarelos, feminine plural amarelas, comparable)
Inflection
Inflection of amarelo
singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
positive | amarelo | amarela | amarelos | amarelas |
comparative | mais amarelo | mais amarela | mais amarelos | mais amarelas |
superlative | o mais amarelo amarelíssimo |
a mais amarela amarelíssima |
os mais amarelos amarelíssimos |
as mais amarelas amarelíssimas |
augmentative | — | — | — | — |
diminutive | amarelinho | amarelinha | amarelinhos | amarelinhas |
Noun
amarelo m (plural amarelos)
Related terms
See also
Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text) | ||||
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vermelho | verde | amarelo | creme | branco |
carmim | magenta | azul-petróleo | lima | rosa, cor-de-rosa |
índigo, anil |
azul | laranja, cor-de-laranja |
cinza | violeta |
preto | roxo | castanho, marrom |
azul céu | ciano |