sujeito

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sogeito, probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin subiectus. Compare Spanish sujeto (definitely a borrowing) and Galician suxeito.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /suˈʒej.tu/ [suˈʒeɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suˈʒej.to/ [suˈʒeɪ̯.to]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈʒɐj.tu/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈʒej.tu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈʒe.tu/

  • Rhymes: -ejtu
  • Hyphenation: su‧jei‧to

Noun

sujeito m (plural sujeitos)

  1. subject
  2. guy, bloke, person (unnamed individual)
    Esse sujeito está completamente louco!
    That guy is totally nuts!

Adjective

sujeito (feminine sujeita, masculine plural sujeitos, feminine plural sujeitas)

  1. subject
    Todos estão sujeitos à lei.
    Everybody is subject to law.
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