Masculine

avô

Sentences
An user
O   avô   testemunhou   um
1
  movimento   imóvel ,  sem   ajudá-lo .

Grandfather witnessed a motionless movement, without helping him.

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Meaning

grandfather, male grandparent

Concepts

grandfather
grandpa
granddad
grandparent
grandmother
grandad
old man
paternal grandfather
gramps
nanna
gran
grannie
granny
grandma
grandpapa
grandsire
grampa
granpappy
belsire
grandpappy
zayde
meemaw
oma
grandmom
grandmammy
ancestors

poppi

beldame

forefathers
grandam
grandmamma
grandparents
graybeard
greybeard
husband
🤵
maternal grandfather
nana
granddaddy
Methuselah

your grandfather

Synonyms

vovô
C2
avó
A2
vovó
C2

vovozinha

velho
A1
🧓
avô paternal
avós
C1
avô maternal
avô paterno
vô
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Translations

abuelo
nonno
grand-père
avi
grootvader
Großvater
avus

παππούς

aïeul
opa

باپیر

Opa
abuela
iaio
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈvo/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese avoo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”). Cognate with Spanish abuelo.

Related words
tio neto pai
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avó primo irmão
👨‍👦
filho

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