irmã

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/ [iɦˈmɐ̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iʁˈmɐ̃/ [iɦˈmɐ̃]
  • (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)

1. sister

Derived terms

• irmãzinha

Related terms

• irmão