comprido

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprido, conprido, past participle of comprir, conprir, from Latin complēre (“to fill up”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈpɾi.du/, /kũˈpɾi.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈpɾi.do/

Adjective

comprido (feminine comprida, masculine plural compridos, feminine plural compridas, comparable, comparative mais comprido, superlative o mais comprido or compridíssimo, diminutive compridinho, augmentative compridão)

  2. long (having great length)
    Synonym: longo
    Antonym: curto
  4. long; lengthy (having great duration)
    Synonyms: longo, extenso
    Antonym: curto
  6. tall and lean; lanky

Usage notes

  • comprido and longo can largely be treated as synonyms but longo is preferred when referring to greater distances or periods of time.[1]

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kumpridu
  • Macanese: cumprido

References

  1. ^ “Longo e comprido”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa‎[1], 2003 December 16, archived from the original on May 19, 2023
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