vizinho

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vizinno, vezinno, from Latin vīcīnus (“neighbour”), from vīcus (“quarter; village”), from Proto-Indo-European *weiḱ- (“to settle; settlement, tribe”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.ˈzi.ɲu/, /vɨ.ˈzi.ɲu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ˈzi.ɲu/
• Hyphenation: vi‧zi‧nho

Adjective

vizinho m (feminine singular vizinha, masculine plural vizinhos, feminine plural vizinhas, comparable)

1. neighbouring; adjacent (located next to something)

   Casas vizinhas.

   Neighbouring houses.

2. neighbouring; adjacent; contiguous (sharing a border)

   Países vizinhos.

   Neighbouring countries.

3. (figuratively) analogous; related; connected (having many similarities)

   Conceitos vizinhos.

   Analogous concepts.

4. (figuratively) adjacent in a scale or rank

   Ré e mi são notas vizinhas.

   D and E are adjacent notes.

Noun

vizinho m (plural vizinhos, feminine vizinha, feminine plural vizinhas)

1. neighbor (person who lives next to another)

   Ele é nosso vizinho.

   He is our neighbor.

2. neighbor (place or object located next to another)