irmán
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese irmão and its variants, from Vulgar Latin germānus (“brother”), from Latin germānus (“of siblings”). Cognate to Portuguese irmão and Spanish hermano.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
irmán m (plural irmáns, feminine irmá, feminine plural irmás)
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
irmán f (plural irmáns, masculine irmao, masculine plural irmaos)
References edit
- “irmán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “irmán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “irmán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “irmán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.