virgem

See also: Virgem

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese virgen, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virginem (“virgin”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃/ [ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ʒẽj̃/ [ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃/ [ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviɻ.ʒẽj̃/ [ˈviɻ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviɦ.ʒẽj̃/
Hyphenation: vir‧gem
Homophone: Virgem

Noun

virgem m or f by sense (plural virgens)

virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)

Noun

virgem f (plural virgens)

(Roman Catholicism) an image, icon or statuette of Virgin Mary

Derived terms

virgenzinho (diminutive)
Virgem Maria

Adjective

virgem m or f (plural virgens)

virgin (not having had sexual intercourse)
Synonyms: casto, puro
untouched (remaining in its original, pristine state)
Synonyms: intacto, intocado
(of quicklime) unslaked
(of an optical disk) blank
CD virgem ― blank CD

Related terms

desvirginizar
virginal
virgindade
virginizar

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