objeto

See also: objetó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).

Alternative forms

• objecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.biˈʒɛ.tu/, /obˈʒɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.biˈʒɛ.tu/, /obˈʒɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /obˈʒɛ.to/, /o.biˈʒɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu]

• Hyphenation: ob‧je‧to

Noun

objeto m (plural objetos)

1. object; thing

   Synonyms: artigo, (informal) coisa, ente, item, (Brazil, slang) negócio

2. that to which emotions or an action is directed towards
3. (computing) object (class or structure)
4. (grammar) object (in a sentence, the receiver of an action)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “object of a sentence”): sujeito

Hyponyms

• (class or structure): classe, estrutura

Derived terms

• objeto direto
• objeto indireto
• objeto parcial
• objeto real
• objeto transicional
• objeto virtual

Related terms

• objetável
• objetiva
• objetivação
• objetivado
• objetivamente
• objetivante
• objetivar
• objetividade
• objetivismo
• objetivista
• objetivo
• objetualização

Etymology 2

Verb

objeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of objetar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obˈxeto/ [oβ̞ˈxe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: ob‧je‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin obiectum.

Noun

objeto m (plural objetos)

1. object
2. objective; goal

   Synonyms: objetivo, meta, destinación

Derived terms

• cubreobjetos
• objeto directo
• objeto indirecto
• objeto volador no identificado
• programación orientada a objetos

 

Related terms

• objeción
• objetivo

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

objeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of objetar

Further reading

• “objeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014