meia-noite
Portuguese
/mɐj.ɐ.ˈnoj.tɨ/, /mej.jɐ.ˈnoj.t͡ʃi/
noun
Definitions
- midnight (the middle of the night)
Etymology
Compound from Portuguese meia + Portuguese noite inherited from Latin mediam.
Origin
Latin
mediam
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mediam Latin
- mezzanotte Italian
- noche Spanish, Castilian
- meia Portuguese
- noitada Portuguese
- noite Portuguese
- noitinha Portuguese
- medianoite Galician
- miazănoapte Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- miazăzi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mea noite Old Portuguese
- meya Old Portuguese
- noite Old Portuguese
- njadzã-dzuã Aromanian
- njadzã-noapti Aromanian
- njeadzã-dzuã Aromanian
- njeadzã-noapti Aromanian
- noiti Kabuverdianu
- miezanuotto Istriot
- noti Guinea-Bissau Creole