sobejo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese sobejo, from Vulgar Latin *superclus (or *supeclu(s)), from syncopation of *superculus, from Latin super (“above”) + -culus (diminutive). Cognate with Spanish sobejo, Italian soverchio.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.ˈβɐ.ʒu/, /su.ˈβɐj.ʒu/, /su.ˈβe.ʒu/, /su.ˈβej.ʒu/
- Hyphenation: so‧be‧jo
Adjective
sobejo m (feminine singular sobeja, masculine plural sobejos, feminine plural sobejas, comparable)
- remaining, leftover
- excessive
Inflection
Inflection of sobejo
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| positive | sobejo | sobeja | sobejos | sobejas |
| comparative | mais sobejo | mais sobeja | mais sobejos | mais sobejas |
| superlative | o mais sobejo sobejíssimo | a mais sobeja sobejíssima | os mais sobejos sobejíssimos | as mais sobejas sobejíssimas |
| augmentative | — | — | — | — |
| diminutive | — | — | — | — |
Synonyms
- (remaining): sobrando
Derived terms
- sobejamente
Related terms
- sobre