ótimo
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
edit- óptimo (pre-1990 spelling)
- optimo (pre-reform)
Etymology
editFrom Latin optimus (superlative of bonus, literally “best”), from ops (“power to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ó‧ti‧mo
Adjective
editótimo (feminine ótima, masculine plural ótimos, feminine plural ótimas, not comparable)
- great; excellent (very good)
- Synonyms: excelente, excepcional, fantástico, formidável, magnífico, maravilhoso
- Antonyms: horrível, horroroso, péssimo, ruim, terrível
- 1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies][1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 143:
- A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.
- The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.
- (computing) optimal (the best possible solution of a problem)
Noun
editótimo m (plural ótimos)
Interjection
editótimo!
- great (expression of gladness)
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