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 m, alternative plural membra f)

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

   Synonyms: pene

3. (anatomy, chiefly in the plural) member, limb

   Synonyms: arto

Usage notes

The feminine plural membra is only used for the anatomical sense of “limbs”.

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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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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)

   Synonyms: participante

2. member; limb
3. each part of a whole

   Synonyms: elemento, parte, pedaço

4. (colloquial) member; penis

   Synonyms: cacete (vulgar), membro viril, pau (vulgar), pênis, pinto (informal)

5. (grammar) each element of a sentence

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