See also: mêsmo

Asturian

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Adjective

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mesmo

  1. neuter singular of mesmu

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mesmomeesmomiismo, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (emphatic suffix) + ipse (himself) + -issimus (superlative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛsmo/ [ˈmɛz̺.mʊ], (dialectal) /ˈmiɾmo/ [ˈmiɾ.mʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsmo, -iɾmo

Adjective

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mesmo (feminine mesma, masculine plural mesmos, feminine plural mesmas)

  1. same
  2. self

Adverb

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mesmo

  1. even
    • 1955, Alfonso Gayoso, Os fidalgos de Rante, Buenos Aires: Edicións Miño, page 47:
      Mesmo pareces unha meixengra en día de choiva.
      You even look as a titmouse in a rainy day
  2. exactly; precisely as stated

Conjunction

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mesmo

  1. although

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mesmo, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese meesmo, from Vulgar Latin of Iberia *medesmo, from proto-Romanic forms as *medessimu, from *medissimu, from *medipsimu, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from a previous *metipsissīmus, derived from Latin -met (emphatic suffix) + ipse (himself) + -issimus (superlative suffix).[1] Compare with Spanish mismo, French même.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mes‧mo

Noun

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mesmo m (uncountable)

  1. the same
    O mesmo ocorreu hoje.
    The same happened today.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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mesmo (feminine mesma, masculine plural mesmos, feminine plural mesmas)

  1. same (not different; not another)
    Vi a mesma árvore novamente.
    I saw the same tree again.
  2. same (similar; alike; analogous)
    Synonym: igual
    Tens os mesmos olhos que eu.
    You have the same eyes as I do.
  3. used as an intensifier
    Synonym: próprio (after nouns)
    O cidadão mesmo que o prendeu.
    The citizen himself arrested him.
    Eu mesmo fiz o bolo.
    I baked the cake myself.
    O que eu vi é esse mesmo.
    The one I saw is this one indeed.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Derived terms

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Adverb

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mesmo (not comparable)

  1. really; actually; in fact
    Synonyms: de fato, na realidade, realmente, verdadeiramente
    O que quero mesmo é tomar um banho.
    What I want really is to have a shower.
    É mesmo rara esta ave?
    Is this bird really rare?
    Mesmo?
    Really?
  2. simply, just
    A vida é assim mesmo.
    That's just how life is.
  3. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
    Synonyms: até, até mesmo
    Mesmo as aranhas menores podem matar.
    Even the smallest spiders can kill.
  4. (following an adverb denoting time) intensifies the fact that an act occurred, occurs or will occur during that time; right; precisely
    Amanhã mesmo enviar-lhe-ei o documento.
    I will send him the document precisely tomorrow.
    Farei agora mesmo.
    I will do it right now.
  5. (following an adverb denoting a location) emphasises the preciseness of a location; right
    Ocorreu aqui mesmo.
    It happened right here.
  6. (sentence-final) again (used to ask for forgotten information)
    Como era seu nome mesmo?
    What was your name again?

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Derived terms

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Conjunction

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mesmo

  1. though; although (despite the fact that); despite being
    Synonyms: embora, apesar de
    Mesmo sendo cedo, irei para casa.
    Although it is early, I will go home.
    Mesmo pobre, sempre conseguiu alimentar seus filhos.
    Despite being poor, he was always able to feed his children.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Descendants

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  • Angolar: me
  • Annobonese: mismu
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: mesmu, memu
  • Indo-Portuguese: mesmo
  • Kabuverdianu: mésmu, mèz
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: medz
  • Kristang: mesu
  • Principense: mesu
  • Sãotomense: me
  • Papiamentu: mes

References

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  1. ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 138

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmesmo/ [ˈmez.mo]
  • Rhymes: -esmo
  • Syllabification: mes‧mo

Adjective

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mesmo (feminine mesma, masculine plural mesmos, feminine plural mesmas)

  1. (obsolete outside New Mexico) Alternative form of mismo

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