ontem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hontem (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese onte, oonte (“yesterday”), from *ãoite, from earlier *anoite, from Latin ad noctem (“towards the night”), from nox (“night”). Displaced Old Portuguese eire.

Cognate with Galician onte and Spanish anoche.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.tɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: on‧tem

• Audio (Brazil):

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Adverb

ontem (not comparable)

1. yesterday

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: ónti
• Macanese: onte