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mayor.

comparative degree of grande: bigger

5 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/maˈʝoɾ/[maˈʝoɾ]/maˈʝoɾ/[maˈʝoɾ]
  1. comparative degree of grande: bigger

    comparative · feminine · form-of · masculine
  2. comparative degree of viejo: older; elder

    comparative · feminine · form-of · masculine
    mi novio es mayor que yo
    tengo una hermana mayor
  3. comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age

    comparative · feminine · form-of · masculine
  4. of age; adult; grown-up

    feminine · masculine
    Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico
  5. major; main

    feminine · masculine
    una preocupación mayor
    la plaza mayor
  6. head; boss

    feminine · masculine
  7. major

    feminine · masculine
  8. superlative degree of grande: the biggest

    feminine · form-of · masculine · superlative
  9. superlative degree of viejo: the oldest

    feminine · form-of · masculine · superlative
  10. enhanced

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Spanish mayor Inherited from Latin maior.

noun/maˈʝoɾ/[maˈʝoɾ]/maˈʝoɾ/[maˈʝoɾ]
  1. major (military rank)

    masculine
  2. boss; head

    masculine
  3. ancestors

    in-plural · literary · masculine
  4. old person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Spanish mayor Inherited from Latin maior.

noun/maˈʝoɾ/[maˈʝoɾ]/maˈʝoɾ/[maˈʝoɾ]
  1. mainsail

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Spanish mayor Inherited from Latin maior.

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