origem

/oˈɾiʒẽj/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as origens

Meaning

  1. origin

    • Qual é a origem?

      What is the origin?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

linhagem

Close synonyms for "lineage, origin."

Similar in other languages

German

Ursprung

Ursprung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "origin."

Spanish

origen

origen is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "origin."

Spanish

procedencia

procedencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "origin."

Practice

1 What does origem mean?

2 Fill the gap: Qual é a ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches origem?

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