ontem

Adv

yesterday

Noun

1. (masculine) yesterday (day before today)
2. (figuratively, masculine, poetic) yesterday (the recent past)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈõ.tẽj̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ad noctem

Cognate with Galician: onte

Cognate with Spanish: anoche

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese oonte (“yesterday”), from *ãoite, from earlier *anoite, from Latin ad noctem (“towards the night”), from nox (“night”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese eire.
Cognate with Galician onte and Spanish anoche.

Concepts

yesterday

Synonyms

de ontem

passado recente

Sentences

Qual foi o seu sonho de ontem ?

What was your dream yesterday?

Houve um voo em ambos os lugares na capital ontem .

There was a flight in both places in the capital yesterday.

Paulo veio ontem .

Paul came yesterday.

Ontem , a carne estava seca e deliciosa .

Yesterday, the meat was dry and delicious.

Você estava por aí ontem caminhando com eles por uma hora .

You were around yesterday walking with them for an hour.

A busca para sua morte foi reaberta ontem a pedido de sua família .

The search for his death was reopened yesterday at the request of his family.