extremo

See also: extremó

Galician

Etymology

From Latin extremus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eksˈtɾemo/ [eks̺ˈt̪ɾe.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -emo
• Hyphenation: ex‧tre‧mo

Adjective

extremo (feminine extrema, masculine plural extremos, feminine plural extremas)

1. extreme

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   Communism has extreme contempt for traditional moral values.

Derived terms

• extremamente
• extremismo
• extremista

Noun

extremo m (plural extremos)

1. extreme, end

Related terms

• extremidade

Further reading

• “extremo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ekˈstreː.moː/, [ɛkˈs̠t̪reːmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈstre.mo/, [ekˈst̪rɛːmo]

Noun

extrēmō

1. dative/ablative singular of extrēmus

References

• “extremo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “extremo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• extremo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) at the end of the year: exeunte, extremo anno
    
  • (ambiguous) to touch with the fingertips: extremis digitis aliquid attingere
    
  • (ambiguous) to inflict a death-blow: plagam extremam or mortiferam infligere
    
  • (ambiguous) at the end of the book: in extremo libro (Q. Fr. 2. 7. 1)
    
  • (ambiguous) to put the finishing touch to a work: extrema manus accēdit operi (active extremam manum imponere operi)
    

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin extrēmus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾẽ.mu/, /esˈtɾẽ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾẽ.mu/, /esˈtɾẽ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾẽ.mu/, /eʃˈtɾẽ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾe.mo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾe.mu/, /ɐjʃˈtɾe.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾe.mu/, /ɐjʃˈtɾe.mu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾe.mu/, /ejʃˈtɾe.mu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾe.mu/, /ejʃˈtɾe.mu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾe.mu/, /eʃˈtɾe.mu/

• Hyphenation: ex‧tre‧mo

Adjective

extremo (feminine extrema, masculine plural extremos, feminine plural extremas)

1. extreme

Derived terms

• extrema-direita
• extrema-esquerda
• extremamente
• extremismo
• extremista

 

Noun

extremo m (plural extremos)

1. extreme
   1. end, the extreme part of an object
   2. (figurative) an extreme view or attitude
2. (Portugal, sports) winger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:extremo.

Related terms

• extremidade

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾẽ.mu/, /esˈtɾẽ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾẽ.mu/, /esˈtɾẽ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾẽ.mu/, /eʃˈtɾẽ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾe.mo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.mu/, /ɐjʃˈtɾɛ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.mu/, /ɐjʃˈtɾɛ.mu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.mu/, /ejʃˈtɾɛ.mu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.mu/, /ejʃˈtɾɛ.mu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.mu/, /eʃˈtɾɛ.mu/

• Rhymes: -ɛmu
• Hyphenation: ex‧tre‧mo

Verb

extremo

1. first-person singular present indicative of extremar

Further reading

• “extremo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsˈtɾemo/ [eɣ̞sˈt̪ɾe.mo]
• Rhymes: -emo
• Syllabification: ex‧tre‧mo

Etymology 1

From Latin extremus.

Adjective

extremo (feminine extrema, masculine plural extremos, feminine plural extremas)

1. extreme, dire

Derived terms

• deporte extremo
• en extremo
• extrema derecha
• extrema izquierda
• Extrema Unción
• extremamente
• extremar
• extremismo
• extremista
• Extremo Oriente

 

Noun

extremo m (plural extremos)

1. extreme
2. end

   Synonyms: fin, cabo

Derived terms

• de extremo a extremo

 

Related terms

• extremidad

 

Noun

extremo m (plural extremos, feminine extrema, feminine plural extremas)

1. (soccer) winger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center)

   Synonym: volante (Peru, Chile)

Etymology 2

Verb

extremo

1. first-person singular present indicative of extremar

Further reading

• “extremo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10