senheiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese senneiro, senlleiro, from Vulgar Latin *singulārius, from Latin singulāris (“alone, singular”).

Cognate with Galician senlleiro and Spanish señero.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/, /sɨ.ˈɲej.ɾu/
Hyphenation: se‧nhei‧ro

Adjective

senheiro m (feminine singular senheira, masculine plural senheiros, feminine plural senheiras, comparable)

(obsolete) alone
(obsolete) single

Synonyms

(alone): só, sozinho
(single): único, singular

Antonyms

(alone): acompanhado

Related terms

singular

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