golpe – Portuguese noun declension

Portuguese noun forms of golpe

Noun: golpe
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular mgolpe
Plural mgolpes

Sample Sentences

  • O pivete lhe deu um golpe no rosto. (The brat gave him a blow to the face.)
  • A derrota foi um golpe. (The defeat was a blow.)
  • A vitória foi um golpe de sorte. (The victory was a stroke of luck.)
  • O empresário deu um golpe na própria empresa. (The businessman scammed his own company.)
  • Acabou de ocorrer um golpe naquele país. (A coup d’état just occurred in that country.)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese colbe, golbe, from Late Latin colpus, from Latin colaphus (“blow; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow; slap”). Some sources believe it to have been introduced through a Gallo-Romance intermediate such as Old Occitan colp, although this is uncertain. It may alternatively be a derivative of an Old Portuguese verb golpar, golbar. Compare Spanish golpe. See: Latin Nouns 'colaphus', Ancient Greek Nouns 'κόλαφος', Spanish Nouns 'golpe'.

Verbs referencing "golpe"

Galician Nouns golpe.

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