irmão

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin germānus (“brother”), from Latin germānus (“of siblings”), from germen (“sprout, bud”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, to give birth”). Cognate with Old Leonese ermano and Old Spanish ermano.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iɾ.ˈmã.u/

Noun

irmão m (plural irmãos, feminine irmãa, feminine plural irmãas)

  1. brother
  2. sibling

Descendants
  • Galician: irmán, ermao, irmao, hermao (Eonavian)
  • Portuguese: irmão (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Alternative forms
alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese irmão, yrmão (“brother”), from Vulgar Latin germānus (“brother”), from Latin germānus (“of siblings”), from germen (“sprout, bud”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, to give birth”). Cognate with Galician irmán, Mirandese armano, Asturian hermanu, Spanish hermano, Aragonese chirmán, Italian germano, Venetian zarman and Catalan germà. Doublet of germano and hermano.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/ [iɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /iɾˈmɐ̃w̃/ [iɾˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/ [iʁˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iɻˈmɐ̃w̃/ [iɻˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /iɹˈmɐ̃w̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ir‧mão
  • Audio (Brazil) 'Um irmão'(file)

Noun

irmão m (plural irmãos, feminine irmã, feminine plural irmãs)

  1. brother (male sibling)
    O meu irmão mais velho vai casar-se.
    My older brother is getting married.
    Synonym: (familiar) mano
  2. sibling (person having the same parents as another)
    Eu tenho quatro irmãos, dois irmãos e duas irmãs.
    I have four siblings, two brothers and two sisters.
  3. brother (member of a brotherhood)
    Irmão Maynard, leia o primeiro versículo do Livro dos Armamentos.
    Brother Maynard, read the first verse from the Book of Armaments.
  4. brother; bro (close friend)
    Esse cara é meu irmão.
    This guy is my brother.
    Synonyms: bróder, camarada, amigo do peito

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Further reading
  • “irmão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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