irmão

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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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 and Old Spanish ermano.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. brother
  2. sibling

Related terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • "irmão" in UC/Glosario, s.v. xxx, in Ferreiro, Manuel (dir.) (2014): Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa. Universidade da Coruña.
  • “irmão” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “irmão” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “irmao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.

Portuguese

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese irmão (“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

 

  • (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)
    Synonym: (familiar) mano
    O meu irmão mais velho vai casar-se.
    My older brother is getting married.
  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)
    Synonyms: bróder, camarada, amigo do peito
    Esse cara é meu irmão.
    This guy is my brother.

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