senheiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese senneiro, senlleiro, from Vulgar Latin *singulārius, from Latin singulāris (“alone, singular”). Doublet of singular.

Cognate with Galician senlleiro and Spanish señero.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [sẽˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [seˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɲɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɲej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɲe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: se‧nhei‧ro

Adjective

senheiro (feminine senheira, masculine plural senheiros, feminine plural senheiras)

(obsolete) alone
Synonyms: só, sozinho

Antonym: acompanhado
(obsolete) single
Synonyms: único, singular

Related terms

singular

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