vir

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) man (adult male human)
2. (declension-2, masculine) brave or courageous man, hero, warrior
3. (declension-2, masculine) husband
4. (declension-2, masculine) foot soldier

Concepts

man

👨

husband

🤵

male

♂️

hero

🦸‍♂️

fellow

married man

man of courage

infantryman

role model

Man

👨

infantrywoman

bloke

boy

👦

foot soldier

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

guy

heroine

🦸‍♀️

Synonyms

mas

♂️

maritus

coniunx

homo

marītus

coniux

homō

Translations

Mann

👨

homme

👨

homem

♂️

man

👨

uomo

🧑‍🦱

home

👨

hombre

👨

varón

varão

♂️

άνδρας

adam

erkek

♂️

marido

🤵

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɪr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognates include Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Old Prussian wijrs, Lithuanian vyras, Latvian vīrs, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”) and Old English wer (English were-; also see world).