mesmo

Adjective

mesmo

1. neuter singular of mesmu

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mesmo, meesmo, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (“emphatic suffix”) + ipse (“himself”) + -issimus (“superlative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsmo̝/

Adjective

mesmo m (feminine singular mesma, masculine plural mesmos, feminine plural mesmas)

1. same
2. self

Adverb

mesmo

1. even
   • 1955, Alfonso Gayoso, Os fidalgos de Rante. Buenos Aires: Edicións Miño, page 47:

     Mesmo pareces unha meixengra en día de choiva.

     You even look as a titmouse in a rainy day

2. precisely as stated

Conjunction

mesmo

1. although

References

• “mesmo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Alternative forms

• mêsmo (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mesmo, meesmo, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (emphatic suffix) + ipse (“himself”) + -issimus (superlative suffix). Compare with Spanish mismo, French même.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmeʒ.mu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmez.mu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmez.mo/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈmeʒ.mu/
  • Eye dialect variations: IPA^(key): /ˈmeh.mu/, /ˈme.mu/

Noun

mesmo m (uncountable)

1. The same thing

   O mesmo ocorreu hoje.

   The same thing happened today.

Adjective

mesmo m (feminine singular mesma, masculine plural mesmos, feminine plural mesmas, comparable)

1. same (not different; not another)

   Vi a mesma árvore novamente.

   I saw the same tree again.

2. same (similar; alike; analogous)

   Tens os mesmos olhos que eu.

   You have the same eyes as I do.

   Synonym: igual

3. used as an intensifier

   O cidadão mesmo que o prendeu.

   The citizen himself arrested him.

   Eu mesmo fiz o bolo.

   I baked the cake myself.

   O que eu vi é esse mesmo.

   The one I saw is this one indeed.

   Synonym: próprio (after nouns)

Adverb

mesmo (not comparable)

1. really; actually; in fact

   O que quero mesmo é tomar um banho.

   What I want really is to have a shower.

   É mesmo rara esta ave?

   Is this bird really rare?

   Mesmo?

   Really?

   Synonyms: de fato, na realidade, realmente, verdadeiramente

2. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)

   Mesmo as menores aranhas podem matar.

   Even the smallest spiders can kill.

   Synonyms: até, até mesmo

3. (following an adverb denoting time) intensifies the fact that an act occurred, occurs or will occur during that time; right; precisely

   Amanhã mesmo enviar-lhe-ei o documento.

   I will send him the document precisely tomorrow.

   Farei agora mesmo.

   I will do it right now.

4. (following an adverb denoting a location) emphasises the preciseness of a location; right

   Ocorreu aqui mesmo.

   It happened right here.

5. (sentence-final) again (used to ask for forgotten information)

   Como era seu nome mesmo?

   What was your name again?

Conjunction

mesmo

1. though; although (despite the fact that); despite being

   Mesmo sendo cedo, irei para casa.

   Although it is early, I will go home.

   Mesmo pobre, sempre conseguiu alimentar seus filhos.

   Despite being poor, he was always able to feed his children.

   Synonyms: embora, apesar de

Adjective

mesmo (feminine singular mesma, masculine plural mesmos, feminine plural mesmas)

1. Obsolete form of mismo.