senheiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese senneiro, senlleiro, from Vulgar Latin *sing(u)lāriu(s), 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]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɲɐj.ɾu/

• (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)

1. (obsolete) alone

   Synonyms: só, sozinho

   Antonym: acompanhado

2. (obsolete) single

   Synonyms: único, singular

Related terms

• singular