senhor.
a man (an adult male human)
Meaning & usage
a man (an adult male human)
Há um senhor à sua procura.
a man (an adult male human) gentleman (a respectable man)
Esse homem é um senhor.
Senhoras e senhores, vos apresento a primeira atração da noite!
a man (an adult male human) an old man
O cinema estava cheio de senhores.
sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man)
Dei o livro ao Senhor João.
sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man) sir (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown)
Não irei, senhor.
sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man) sir (address to a military superior)
Sim, senhor!
feudal lord
O senhor ordenou a construção de uma fossa.
master (owner of a slave)
Escravos devem obedecer aos seus senhores.
Os escravizados frequentemente revoltavam-se contra seus senhores.
Sir (title given to a knight)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f, from Latin senior, seniōrem (“older (one)”, “elder (one)”, used as a title of respect in Medieval Latin), the comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). Doublet of sénior /sênior. Compare Occitan senhor, sénher, signour, Spanish and Galician señor.
great; great big; fine; remarkable (used to highlight or intensify the quality, size or value of things)
E onde foi que você conseguiu esse senhor colchão? Adorei!
Olha esse! É um senhor carro, hein? Gosto de sua cor e tamanho.
Where this word comes from
From senhor in the sense of mister, a title which gives importance to men and signals their social status; from there it was applied to masculine nouns in order to achieve a similar effect with them. Compare Spanish señor (adjective).
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