sobejo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sobejo, from Vulgar Latin *superclus (or *supeclu(s)), from syncopation of *superculus, from Latin super (above) + -culus (diminutive). Cognate with Spanish sobejo, Italian soverchio.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈbe.ʒu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈbe.ʒo/

  • Hyphenation: so‧be‧jo

Adjective

sobejo (feminine sobeja, masculine plural sobejos, feminine plural sobejas, comparable, comparative mais sobejo, superlative o mais sobejo or sobejíssimo)

  1. remaining, leftover
  2. excessive
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sobejo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sobejar

Further reading

  • sobejo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *superclus (or *supeclu(s)), from syncopation of *superculus, from Latin super (above) + -culus (diminutive). Cognate with Portuguese sobejo, Italian soverchio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈbexo/ [soˈβ̞e.xo]
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: so‧be‧jo

Adjective

sobejo (feminine sobeja, masculine plural sobejos, feminine plural sobejas)

  1. (obsolete) remaining, leftover

Further reading

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