normalmente

Asturian

Etymology

From normal +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noɾˌmalˈmente/ [noɾˌmalˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: nor‧mal‧men‧te

Adverb

normalmente

1. normally, usually

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician normal

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Galician -mente

Galician normalmente

From normal + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔɾˌmalˈmente/ [nɔɾˌmɑlˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: nor‧mal‧men‧te

Adverb

normalmente

1. normally

Further reading

• “normalmente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From normale +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nor.malˈmen.te/
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: nor‧mal‧mén‧te

Adverb

normalmente

1. normally

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider.

Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō

Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor.

Etruscanbor.?

Latin norma

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin normālislbor.

Portuguese normal

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Portuguese -mente

Portuguese normalmente

From normal + -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁˌmawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [noɦˌmaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁˌmawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [noɦˌmaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /noɾˌmawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [noɾˌmaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /noʁˌmawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [noʁˌmaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /noɻˌmawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [noɻˌmaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˌmalˈmẽ.tɨ/ [nɔɾˌmaɫˈmẽ.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˌmalˈmẽ.tɨ/ [nɔɾˌmaɫˈmẽ.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˌma.liˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ẽtɨ, (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: nor‧mal‧men‧te

Adverb

normalmente (comparable, comparative mais normalmente, superlative o mais normalmente)

1. normally

Further reading

• “normalmente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “normalmente” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “normalmente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider.

Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō

Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor.

Etruscanbor.?

Latin norma

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin nōrmālis

Spanish normal

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Spanish -mente / -miente / -mientre

Spanish -mente

Spanish normalmente

From normal + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noɾˈmalˌmente/ [noɾˈmalˌmẽn̪.t̪e], /noɾˌmalˈmente/ [noɾˌmalˈmẽn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: nor‧mal‧men‧te

Adverb

normalmente

1. normally; usually; most of the time; customarily

   Normalmente los viernes, desayuno la fruta, pero hoy, desayunaré los cereales.

   Normally on Fridays, I eat fruit for breakfast, but today, I'll eat cereal.

   • 2020 September 24, Matt Villano, “Estudiantes con necesidades especiales enfrentan desafíos de aprendizaje virtual”, in CNN en Español‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 January 2026:

     Ninguna discusión sobre el aprendizaje virtual para estudiantes con necesidades especiales puede comenzar sin al menos una explicación superficial de qué son los planes de educación individualizados y cómo funcionan normalmente en un entorno escolar.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• generalmente
• usualmente

Further reading

• “normalmente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026