irmán

Galician

Etymology 1

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

• ermao, irmao
• irmam, irmão (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɾˈmaŋ/ [iɾˈmɑ̃ŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ir‧mán

Noun

irmán m (plural irmáns, feminine irmá, feminine plural irmás)

1. brother

Related terms

• irmá
• irmandade

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɾˈmaŋ/ [iɾˈmɑ̃ŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ir‧mán

Noun

irmán f (plural irmáns, masculine irmao, masculine plural irmaos)

1. (regional) sister

   Synonym: (standard) irmá

References

• “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.