pior
See also: piór and Piór
Galician
Alternative forms
- peor
Etymology
From Old Portuguese peor, peyor, from Latin peior, peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɨˈɔɾ/
Adjective
pior m or f (plural piores)
- worse; worst (with definite article)
Derived terms
- pioría
Related terms
- piorar
Adverb
pior
- worse
References
- “pior” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
Latin
Verb
pior
- first-person singular present passive indicative of piō
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese peor, peyor, from Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɔʁ/ [pɪˈɔh], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈpjɔh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /piˈɔɾ/ [pɪˈɔɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /piˈɔʁ/ [pɪˈɔχ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈpjɔχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɔɻ/ [pɪˈɔɻ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpjɔɾ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
- Hyphenation: pi‧or
Audio (file)
Adjective
pior m or f (plural piores)
- comparative degree of mau, comparative degree of ruim: worse; worst (with definite article)
Derived terms
- piorio
Related terms
- piorar
Adverb
pior
- comparative degree of mal: worse
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:pior.
Further reading
- “pior” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.