senhor

Meaning

1. (masculine) mister (title conferred to an adult male)
2. (masculine) sir (address to any male)
3. (masculine) sir (address to a military superior)
4. (masculine) an old man
5. (masculine) an unspecified male
6. (historical,masculine) feudal lord
7. (masculine) master (owner of a slave)
8. (honorific,masculine) Sir (title given to a knight)

Hyphenated as

se‧nhor

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sẽˈɲoʁ/

Etymology

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. Compare Galician and Spanish señor.

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