sereio

Portuguese

Etymology

From sereia (“mermaid”) +‎ -o (masculine suffix).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾej.u/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾej.o/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.o]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.u/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɾej.u/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɾe.u/

  • Hyphenation: se‧rei‧o

Noun

sereio m (plural sereios)

  1. merman (legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down)
    Synonym: homem-sereia
    Antonym: sereia
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