mesmo

See also: mêsmo

Asturian

Adjective

mesmo

1. neuter singular of mesmu

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Galician

Alternative forms

• mismo

Etymology

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

Adjective

mesmo (feminine 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. exactly; precisely as stated

Conjunction

mesmo

1. although

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “meesm”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “miism”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “mesmo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mesmo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mêsmo (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesmo, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese meesmo, from Iberian Latin medesmo, from earlier Romance versions as medessimu, from medissimu, from medipsimu, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (emphatic suffix) + ipse (“himself”) + -issimum (superlative suffix). Compare with Spanish mismo, French même.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeʒ.mu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmez.mu/, [ˈmez̻.mʊ]
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmez.mo/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmeʒ.mu/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmeh.mu/, /ˈme.mu/

Noun

mesmo m (uncountable)

2. the same

   O mesmo ocorreu hoje.

   The same happened today.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Derived terms

• dar no mesmo

Adjective

2. same (not different; not another)

   Vi a mesma árvore novamente.

   I saw the same tree again.

4. same (similar; alike; analogous)

   Tens os mesmos olhos que eu.

   You have the same eyes as I do.

   Synonym: igual

6. 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)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Derived terms

• mesmice (noun)
• o mesmo

Adverb

2. 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

3. simply, just

   A vida é assim mesmo.

   That's just how life is.

5. 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

7. (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.

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

   Ocorreu aqui mesmo.

   It happened right here.

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

    Como era seu nome mesmo?

    What was your name again?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Derived terms

• até mesmo
• mesmice
• mesmidade
• mesmidão
• mesmismo
• mesmo assim
• mesmo com
• mesmo que

 

Conjunction

2. 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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mesmo.

Descendants

• Angolar: me
• Annobonese: mismu
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: mesmu, memu
• Indo-Portuguese: mesmo
• Kabuverdianu: mésmu, mèz
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: medz
• Kristang: mesu
• Principense: mesu
• Sãotomense: me
• Papiamentu: mes

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Spanish

Adjective

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

1. Obsolete form of mismo.
2. (New Mexico) same, preservation of archaic form of mismo