estou

Galician

Verb

estou

1. first-person singular present indicative of estar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tô (Brazil, informal)
• istô (Brazil, eye dialect)
• tou (Portugal, eye dialect)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estou, from Latin stō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈto(w)/ [isˈto(ʊ̯)], /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈto(w)/ [isˈto(ʊ̯)], /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈto(w)/ [iʃˈto(ʊ̯)], /eʃˈto(w)/ [eʃˈto(ʊ̯)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈto(w)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈto(w)/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtow/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈto/

• Audio (Brazil (São Paulo)):

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• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ow, -o
• Hyphenation: es‧tou

Interjection

estou

1. (Portugal) hello (a greeting used when answering the telephone)

   Synonym: (Brazil) alô

Verb

estou

1. first-person singular present indicative of estar
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enígma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 19:

     Estou perfeitamente satisfeito com a segurança que tenho [...]

     I am perfectly satisfied with the security I have [...]

   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 375:

     Confiem em mim. Sei o que estou fazendo...

     Trust me. I know what I'm doing...

Further reading

• “estou”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025