membro

Esperanto

Noun

membro (accusative singular membron, plural membroj, accusative plural membrojn)

1. member

Derived terms

• membraro
• membreco

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin membrum (“member; limb”), from Proto-Indo-European *memso-, *mems-ro (“flesh”).

Noun

membro m (plural membri)

1. A member (one who belongs to a a group; an element of a set).
2. The member, the penis.

Synonyms

• (penis): pene

Noun

membro m (plural membra) (mainly used in the plural, to mean arms and legs)

1. (anatomy) A member, a limb.

Synonyms

• arto

Related terms

• membrana
• membro del parlamento
• stato membro

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Latin

Noun

membrō

1. dative singular of membrum
2. ablative singular of membrum

References

• membro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “membro” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese membro (displacing nembro), borrowed from Latin membrum (“member; limb”), from Proto-Indo-European *memso-, *mems-ro (“flesh”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmẽ.bɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmẽ.bɾo/

Noun

membro m (plural membros, feminine membra (nonstandard), feminine plural membras)

1. member (one who officially belongs to a group)
2. member; limb
3. each part of a whole
4. (colloquial) member; penis
5. (grammar) each element of a sentence

Synonyms

• (one who belongs to a group): participante
• (part of a whole): elemento, parte, pedaço
• (penis): cacete (vulgar), membro viril, pau (vulgar), pênis, pinto (informal)

Hyponyms

• (limb): braço, membro inferior, membro superior, perna

Holonyms

• (element of a sentence): frase, oração, periodo, sentença

Derived terms

• membro fantasma
• membro inferior
• membro superior
• membro viril

Related terms

• desmembrar
• desmembrado
• membrana
• membrudo