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]
- (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