sozinho

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === sòzinho (pre-reform spelling) sózinho, sósinho, sosinho (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From só (“alone”) +‎ -zinho (forms certain augmentatives). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu Hyphenation: so‧zi‧nho === Adjective === sozinho (feminine sozinha, masculine plural sozinhos, feminine plural sozinhas) alone; by oneself; on one's own ==== Usage notes ==== Originally an augmentative of só, it is modernly the word more frequently used for the meaning of “alone”; conversely, the use of só with such meaning has become somewhat poetic or unusually formal. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === sozinho (rare, nonstandard) alone; by oneself; on one's own Synonyms: (now slightly poetic) só, (rare, nonstandard) sozinhamente ==== Usage notes ==== Although this word’s usage as an uninflected adverb is nonstandard, the adjective is commonly used adverbially, in which case it agrees in gender and number with the element it modifies. Eu às vezes pego minha irmã falando sozinha. ― Sometimes I catch my sister speaking to herself. (literally, “speaking alone”) === Further reading === “sozinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sozinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026