despois

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese depois, depos, from Vulgar Latin dē post.

Cognate with Portuguese depois, Spanish después, and French depuis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpojs/ [d̪es̺ˈpojs̺]
• Rhymes: -ojs
• Hyphenation: des‧pois

Adverb

despois

1. after

   Synonym: logo

   Antonym: antes

Derived terms

• despois de
• despois de que
• despois que

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpojs/ [desˈpoɪ̯s], /d͡ʒisˈpojs/ [d͡ʒisˈpoɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpojs/ [desˈpoɪ̯s], /d͡ʒisˈpojs/ [d͡ʒisˈpoɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpojʃ/ [deʃˈpoɪ̯ʃ], /d͡ʒiʃˈpojʃ/ [d͡ʒiʃˈpoɪ̯ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpojs/ [desˈpoɪ̯s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpojʃ/

Adverb

despois (not comparable)

1. (regional or archaic, Rio Grande do Sul, Portugal) alternative form of depois

Further reading

• “despois”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “despois”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026