padrinho

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) godfather (a male godparent)
2. (masculine) best man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding)
3. (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter

Concepts

parrain

sponsor

mécène

garant

protecteur

témoin

promoteur

marraine

Synonymes

madrinha

padrinho de batismo

fiador

Patrocinio

Traductions

godfather

padrino

Pate

padrino

peetvader

Taufpate

νονός

peet

godparent

padrí

peetoom

compare

peter

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à galicien: padriño

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrinho, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Galician padriño.