senhor

Noun

1. (masculine) a man (an adult male human)
2. (masculine) a man (an adult male human)
3. (masculine) a man (an adult male human)
4. (capitalized, masculine) sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man)
5. (capitalized, masculine) sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man)
6. (capitalized, masculine) sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man)
7. (historical, masculine) feudal lord
8. (historical, masculine) master (owner of a slave)
9. (honorific, masculine) Sir (title given to a knight)

Adj

great; big; fine; remarkable (used to highlight or intensify the quality, size or value of things)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sẽˈɲoʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: senior

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f, from Latin seniōrem (“older”), comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). Doublet of sénior /sênior. Compare Galician and Spanish señor.

Concepts

lord

master

sir

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

mister

gent

overlord

Mr

man

👨

monseigneur

ruler

servant

domine

Mister

Mr.

Sir

Senor

gennelman

boss

dear employer

disposer

Don

father

👨‍👦

husband

🤵

leader

lording

lordship

Synonyms

cavalheiro

🤵‍♂️

dono

patrão

proprietário

castelão

senhora

Sr.

Sr

lorde

amo

Sr..

dom

deus

lorde

Translations

señor

pan

signore

Herr

👨

monsieur

senyor

dominus

κύριος

meneer

heer

seigneur

amo

mamoste

🧑‍🏫

efendî

🤵‍♂️

hêja

Sentences

Bom dia para você ? senhor .

Good morning to you? sir.

O fogo tem um senhor , essa água não .

Fire has a lord, this water does not.

Vejo bem que o senhor gosta muito dela ...

I can see that you like her very much...

A solução parece boa , sim senhor . Mas diga-me cá

The solution looks good, yes sir. But tell me here