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Antenor Nascentes

アンテノール・ナスセンテス

Antenor Nascentes

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1886-06-19 (Rio de Janeiro)
Died
1972-09-06 age 86
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
Rio de Janeiro

Career

Occupations
philologist, etymologist, lexicographer, phonetician
Active Years
1900-1972

Awards

Prêmio Machado de Assis
1962
Work: Career
Organization: Brazilian Academy of Letters
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dicionário Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa

1955 Etymological dictionary

The first etymological dictionary of Brazil.

Legacy

Brazilian philologist, etymologist, and lexicographer who wrote the first etymological dictionary of Brazil. Interested in dialect and experimental phonetics. Analyzed popular speech in Rio de Janeiro in 1922. Won the Prêmio Machado de Assis in 1962.

Trivia

  • Wrote the first etymological dictionary of Brazil.
  • Did analysis of popular speech in Rio de Janeiro in 1922.
  • Had an interest in dialect and experimental phonetics.