maior

See also: maiôr

§Galician

§Etymology

From Latin māior, māiōrem.

§Adjective

maior m, f (plural maiores)

1. major, greater
2. (music) major

§Antonyms

• (major, greater): menor
• (music): menor

§Related terms

• maioría

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§Latin

§Alternative forms

• major (New Latin)
• maiior

§Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (comparative suffix).

§Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.jor/, [ˈmaj.jɔr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmajɔr/

§Adjective

maior (comparative of magnus)

1. greater, larger

   Ergo illum, qui haec fecerat, Rudinum hominem, maiores nostri in civitatem recepterunt.

   Therefore Ennius, who composed these poems, although a man from Rudiae, our ancestors granted him citizenship.

   - Cicero: Pro Archia Poeta Oratio (Line 284)

§Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
nominative	maior	maius		maiōrēs	maiōra
genitive	maiōris	maiōris		maiōrum	maiōrum
dative	maiōrī	maiōrī		maiōribus	maiōribus
accusative	maiōrem	maius		maiōrēs	maiōra
ablative	maiōre	maiōre		maiōribus	maiōribus
vocative	maior	maius		maiōrēs	maiōra

§Antonyms

• minor

§Descendants

• Asturian: mayor
• Catalan: major
• Dalmatian: maur
• Dutch: meier
• English: major, mayor
• French: majeur, maire
• Friulian: maiôr, majôr
• Galician: maior
• German: Meier
• Istriot: maiur

• Italian: maggiore
• Jèrriais: maire
• Ladin: majer
• Occitan: major, màger
• Portuguese: maior
• Romanian: maior
• Sardinian: magiori
• Sicilian: maggiuri, majuri
• Spanish: mayor
• Venetian: maxor

§See also

• magnus

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§Portuguese

§Etymology

From Old Portuguese maior, mayor, from Latin māior, māiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (comparative suffix).

§Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐjˈɔɾ/

§Adjective

maior (plural maiores, comparable)

1. major, greater
2. (music) major

§Antonyms

• (major, greater): menor
• (music): menor