senyor

Inherited from Old Catalan senyor, from Latin seniōrem (literally “elder”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈɲo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [seˈɲoɾ]

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• Rhymes: -o(ɾ)

senyor m (plural senyors, feminine senyora)

1. lord, master
2. owner, proprietor
3. mister; sir; My Lord

• “senyor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Spanish señor, from Old Spanish sennor, from Latin senior, seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”).

senyor

1. (archaic) the master of a household
2. (archaic) an address to one's male employer
3. (sarcastic) an address to a lazy boy or man, especially one's son. (see usage notes)

• Used to catch the boy or man's attention.

• señor
• sinyor
• niyor, nyor — archaic, clipping
• sinyol — obsolete

Borrowed from Spanish señor, from Old Spanish sennor (“lord”), from Vulgar Latin *senjor (“master, elder, lord, nobleman”), from Latin seniōrem (“elder”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /senˈjoɾ/ [sɛˈɲoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: sen‧yor

senyór (feminine senyora, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (archaic) mister; sir

   Synonym: ginoo

2. (archaic) lord; master

   Synonyms: panginoon, amo

3. (archaic) gentleman

   Synonyms: ginoo, maginoo, don

4. (derogatory, colloquial) false gentleman

• “senyor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018