jardim

Portuguese
Um jardim

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese jardin (“garden”), from Old French jardin (“garden, enclosure”), from Medieval Latin jardinus (“garden”), from Old Frankish *gardin, oblique case of *gardo (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos (“hedge, enclosure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“court, yard”).

Compare Galician xardín, Spanish jardín, Catalan jardí, Occitan and French jardin and Italian giardino.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ/ [ʒaɦˈd͡ʒĩ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒaɾˈd͡ʒĩ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaɻˈd͡ʒĩ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐɾˈdĩ/ [ʒɐɾˈðĩ]

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /ʒaɦ.ˈdĩ(j̃)/
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: jar‧dim

Noun

jardim m (plural jardins)

  1. garden
  2. (Brazil) Ellipsis of jardim de infância.

Descendants
  • Kadiwéu: jaadi
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