certamente
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editcertamente
- certainly, definitely, surely, of course
- Synonyms: sicuramente, di sicuro, certo, di certo, indubbiamente, senz'altro
Old Galician-Portuguese
editEtymology
editAdverb
editcertamente
- certainly, in truth
- Synonym: seguramente
- 13th-14th centuries, Denis of Portugal (lyrics and music), “Un tal ome sei eu, ai ben-talhada”[1]:
- Um tal home sei que preto sente / de si morte certamente
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
edit- Galician: certamente
- Portuguese: certamente
Further reading
edit- Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2024) “certamente”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN
Portuguese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese certamente. By surface analysis, certa + -mente. Compare Galician certamente.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: cer‧ta‧men‧te
Adverb
editcertamente (comparable, comparative mais certamente, superlative o mais certamente)
- certainly
- 2011, Edelvino Razzolini Filho, Administração da Pequena e Média Empresa, IESDE Brasil S.A., →ISBN, page 44:
- Convém, aqui, lembrar o ditado popular: amigos, amigos; negócios à parte. Caso o empreendedor saiba separar a amizade dos negócios, certamente estará em melhores condições para o sucesso.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
edit- “certamente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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