irmão

Old Galician-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 Galician-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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