irmão
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- yrmão, hermão
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)
- brother
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 382 (facsimile):
- […] el rey chamou / don manuel ſeu irmão
- […] the King called his brother Don Manuel
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- sibling
Descendants
- Galician: irmán, ermao, irmao, hermao (Eonavian)
- Portuguese: irmão (see there for further descendants)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- hirmão (obsolete)
- hirmaõ (obsolete)
- hyrmão (obsolete)
- hermão (obsolete)
- yrmão (obsolete)
- yrmaõ (obsolete)
- ermão (obsolete)
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]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iɾˈmɐ̃w̃/
- (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)
- brother (male sibling)
- O meu irmão mais velho vai casar-se.
- My older brother is getting married.
- Synonym: (familiar) mano
- 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.
- 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.
- brother; bro (close friend)
- Esse cara é meu irmão.
- This guy is my brother.
- Synonyms: bróder, camarada, amigo do peito
Derived terms
- irmãozinho (diminutive)
Related terms
- germano
- hermano
- irmandade
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: armum, armun, irma, irmon
- Papiamentu: ruman
- → Japanese: イルマン (iruman)
- → Konkani: इर्मांव (irmā̃v)
See also
- frade
- fraternal
- fraterno
Further reading
- “irmão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.