irmã

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See also: irmá, irma, and Irma

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese irmãa, yrmãa, from Latin germāna with influence from irmão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iʁˈmɐ̃/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iɾˈmɐ̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʁˈmɐ̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iɻˈmɐ̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɾˈmɐ̃/

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Rhymes: -ɐ̃
Hyphenation: ir‧mã

Noun

irmã f (plural irmãs)

sister

Derived terms

irmãzinha

Related terms

irmão

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