fome
Portuguese
/ˈfɔ.m(ɨ)/, /ˈfõmi/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) hunger need or compelling desire for food
- (figurative) hunger any strong desire
- famine extreme shortage of food in a region
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese fame inherited from Latin famēs (hunger), *fam(i)ne(m), *faminem derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (disappear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰH-
Gloss
disappear
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *fam(i)ne(m) Latin
- *fam(i)ne(m), *faminem Latin
- *faminem Latin
- *faminentus Latin
- famem Latin
- fames Latin
- famēs Latin
- fessus Latin
- fame Italian
- coupe-faim French
- faim French
- hambre Spanish, Castilian
- hambruna Spanish, Castilian
- *dʰH- Proto-Indo-European
- antifome Portuguese
- esfomear Portuguese
- faim Old French
- fain Old French
- famine Old French
- fame Galician
- foame Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- fame Old Portuguese
- foami Aromanian
- fam Romansh
- fom Romansh
- fan Friulian
- fam Old Occitan
- fambre Old Spanish
- hamber Papiamentu
- fómi Kabuverdianu
- faim Bourguignon
- faim Louisiana Creole French