Feminine
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irmã
sister
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/iʁˈmɐ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese irmãa, yrmãa, from Latin germāna (“sister”), from the adjective germānus (“of siblings”); more at irmão. By surface analysis, irmão + -a (forms feminine equivalents).
Related words
mother’s sister
father’s sister
female sibling
brothers and sisters
siostra
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