Polyglot Dictionary

meia-noite

/ˌmejɐˈnojtʃi/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as meia-noites

Meaning

  1. midnight

    Built from meia (half) + noite (night).

    • Acordei à meia-noite.

      I woke at midnight.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • meia half
  • noite night

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Mitternacht

Mitternacht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "midnight."

Spanish

medianoche

medianoche is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "midnight."

French

minuit

minuit is the French word for the same thing — both mean "midnight."

Practice

1 What does meia-noite mean?

2 Fill the gap: Acordei à meia-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches meia-noite?

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