caminho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

caminno, camỹo, camĩo

Etymology

  • Inherited from Early Medieval Latin camminus (way), from Gaulish *kamman.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaˈmi.ɲo/

    Noun

    caminho m (plural caminhos)

    1. way (road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another)

    Descendants

    • Fala: camiñu
    • Galician: camiño
    • Portuguese: caminho (see there for further descendants)

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    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈmĩ.ɲu/ [kaˈmĩ.j̃u]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈmi.ɲo/

    • Rhymes: -iɲu
    • Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧nho
    • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)

    Etymology 1

  • Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caminho, from Late Latin cammīnus (way), from Gaulish. Compare Galician camiño.

    Noun

    caminho m (plural caminhos)

    1. path
    2. way, route
    3. (by extension) means
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    caminho

    1. first-person singular present indicative of caminhar

    Further reading