"senhor" meaning in Portuguese

See senhor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sẽˈɲoʁ/ [Brazil], [sẽˈj̃oh] [Brazil], /sẽˈɲoʁ/ [Brazil], [sẽˈj̃oh] [Brazil], /sẽˈɲoɾ/ [São-Paulo], [sẽˈj̃oɾ] [São-Paulo], /sẽˈɲoʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [sẽˈj̃oχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /seˈɲoɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /sɨˈɲoɾ/ [Portugal], /sɨˈɲoɾ/ [Portugal], /sɨˈɲo.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: senhores [plural], senhora [feminine], senhoras [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|pt|ine|sénos}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|senhor|||g=mf|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|senhor|g=mf}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f, {{inh|pt|la|senior|seniōrem|older}} Latin seniōrem (“older”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*sénos||old}} Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”), {{doublet|pt|sénior}} Doublet of sénior, {{cog|gl,es|señor}} Galician and Spanish señor Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=#a}} senhor m (plural senhores, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)
  1. mister (title conferred to an adult male) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-800OT3Ph
  2. sir (address to any male) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-ESsLQwta
  3. (military) sir (address to a military superior) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-3Rj0scok Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. an old man Tags: masculine Synonyms: idoso, velho
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-xxxxrGP~
  5. an unspecified male Tags: masculine Synonyms: cara [Brazil, slang], gajo [Portugal, slang]
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-t3-m3F8T Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 1 1 3 17 4 3 1 1 20 24 4 12
  6. (historical) feudal lord Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-enU40sGe Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 1 1 3 17 4 3 1 1 20 24 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 1 2 15 5 4 1 1 14 30 6 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 1 3 18 41 9 17
  7. master (owner of a slave) Tags: masculine Synonyms: amo, dono
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-n~xTi0rU
  8. (honorific) Sir (title given to a knight) Tags: honorific, masculine Synonyms: sir
    Sense id: en-senhor-pt-noun-BOVuyUTg Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 1 1 3 17 4 3 1 1 20 24 4 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sr., Sr [abbreviation], senhôr [obsolete], sinhô (english: Caipira eye-dialect) Derived forms: assenhorear, assenhorar, o senhor, Senhor Related terms: senhoragem, senhorial, senhoriato, senhoril, senhorilmente, senhorio, senhorismo, senhorzinho, senil, sénior

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "assenhorear"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "assenhorar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "o senhor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Senhor"
    }
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          "expansion": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: sinhor, nhor",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: sinhor, nhor"
    },
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          "expansion": "Indo-Portuguese: sinhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indo-Portuguese: sinhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kea",
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            "3": "nhu",
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          },
          "expansion": "Kabuverdianu: nho, nhu, sinhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kabuverdianu: nho, nhu, sinhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mcm",
            "2": "sinyor"
          },
          "expansion": "Kristang: sinyor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kristang: sinyor"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
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          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: sinyo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: sinyo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "mzs",
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            "4": "sium"
          },
          "expansion": "Macanese: nhom, nhum, sium",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macanese: nhom, nhum, sium"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "pre",
            "2": "sun"
          },
          "expansion": "Principense: sun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Principense: sun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cri",
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            "3": "Chinhô"
          },
          "expansion": "Sãotomense: sun, Chinhô",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sãotomense: sun, Chinhô"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tet",
            "2": "señór"
          },
          "expansion": "Tetum: señór",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tetum: señór"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "senhor",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: senhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: senhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "senyur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: senyur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: senyur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "senyur"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: senyur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: senyur"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro"
      },
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      "name": "langname"
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      },
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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    },
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        "2": "la",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "sénior"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,es",
        "2": "señor"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Spanish señor",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "senhores",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senhora",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senhoras",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "#a"
      },
      "expansion": "senhor m (plural senhores, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧nhor"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhoragem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhorial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhoriato"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhoril"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhorilmente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhorio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhorismo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senhorzinho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "senil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sénior"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I gave the book to mister John.",
          "text": "Dei o livro ao senhor João.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mister (title conferred to an adult male)"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-800OT3Ph",
      "links": [
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I won’t go, sir.",
          "text": "Não irei, senhor.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sir (address to any male)"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-ESsLQwta",
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "pt:Military",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yes sir!",
          "text": "Sim, senhor!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sir (address to a military superior)"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-3Rj0scok",
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) sir (address to a military superior)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The film theatre was full of old men.",
          "text": "O cinema estava cheio de senhores.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an old man"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-xxxxrGP~",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "idoso"
        },
        {
          "word": "velho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 1 3 17 4 3 1 1 20 24 4 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Some guy is looking for you.",
          "text": "Um senhor está a sua procura.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an unspecified male"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-t3-m3F8T",
      "links": [
        [
          "unspecified",
          "unspecified"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "cara"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "gajo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 1 3 17 4 3 1 1 20 24 4 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 1 2 15 5 4 1 1 14 30 6 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 5 1 3 18 41 9 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The lord ordered the construction of a moat.",
          "text": "O senhor ordenou a construção de uma fossa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feudal lord"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-enU40sGe",
      "links": [
        [
          "feudal lord",
          "feudal lord"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) feudal lord"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Slaves must obey their masters.",
          "text": "Escravos devem obedecer seus senhores.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "master (owner of a slave)"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-n~xTi0rU",
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amo"
        },
        {
          "word": "dono"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 1 3 17 4 3 1 1 20 24 4 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sir (title given to a knight)"
      ],
      "id": "en-senhor-pt-noun-BOVuyUTg",
      "links": [
        [
          "Sir",
          "Sir"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(honorific) Sir (title given to a knight)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sir"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oh]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oh]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oχ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈɲoɻ/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨˈɲoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨˈɲoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨˈɲo.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "Sr."
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Sr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "senhôr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Caipira eye-dialect",
      "word": "sinhô"
    }
  ],
  "word": "senhor"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese doublets",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *sénos",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/oɾ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/oɾ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "assenhorear"
    },
    {
      "word": "assenhorar"
    },
    {
      "word": "o senhor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Senhor"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aoa",
            "2": "thun"
          },
          "expansion": "Angolar: thun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Angolar: thun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pov",
            "2": "sinhor",
            "3": "nhor"
          },
          "expansion": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: sinhor, nhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: sinhor, nhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "idb",
            "2": "sinhor"
          },
          "expansion": "Indo-Portuguese: sinhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indo-Portuguese: sinhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kea",
            "2": "nho",
            "3": "nhu",
            "4": "sinhor"
          },
          "expansion": "Kabuverdianu: nho, nhu, sinhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kabuverdianu: nho, nhu, sinhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mcm",
            "2": "sinyor"
          },
          "expansion": "Kristang: sinyor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kristang: sinyor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "sinyo"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: sinyo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: sinyo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mzs",
            "2": "nhom",
            "3": "nhum",
            "4": "sium"
          },
          "expansion": "Macanese: nhom, nhum, sium",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macanese: nhom, nhum, sium"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pre",
            "2": "sun"
          },
          "expansion": "Principense: sun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Principense: sun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cri",
            "2": "sun",
            "3": "Chinhô"
          },
          "expansion": "Sãotomense: sun, Chinhô",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sãotomense: sun, Chinhô"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tet",
            "2": "señór"
          },
          "expansion": "Tetum: señór",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tetum: señór"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "senhor",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: senhor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: senhor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "senyur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: senyur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: senyur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "senyur"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: senyur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: senyur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ine-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European",
      "name": "langname"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ine",
        "3": "sénos"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "word"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "senhor",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "mf",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "senhor",
        "g": "mf"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "senior",
        "4": "seniōrem",
        "5": "older"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin seniōrem (“older”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sénos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "old"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "sénior"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of sénior",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,es",
        "2": "señor"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Spanish señor",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "senhores",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senhora",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "senhoras",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "#a"
      },
      "expansion": "senhor m (plural senhores, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧nhor"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "senhoragem"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhorial"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhoriato"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhoril"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhorilmente"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhorio"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhorismo"
    },
    {
      "word": "senhorzinho"
    },
    {
      "word": "senil"
    },
    {
      "word": "sénior"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I gave the book to mister John.",
          "text": "Dei o livro ao senhor João.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mister (title conferred to an adult male)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I won’t go, sir.",
          "text": "Não irei, senhor.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sir (address to any male)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples",
        "pt:Military"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yes sir!",
          "text": "Sim, senhor!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sir (address to a military superior)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) sir (address to a military superior)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The film theatre was full of old men.",
          "text": "O cinema estava cheio de senhores.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an old man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "idoso"
        },
        {
          "word": "velho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Some guy is looking for you.",
          "text": "Um senhor está a sua procura.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an unspecified male"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unspecified",
          "unspecified"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "cara"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "gajo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with historical senses",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The lord ordered the construction of a moat.",
          "text": "O senhor ordenou a construção de uma fossa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feudal lord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feudal lord",
          "feudal lord"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) feudal lord"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Slaves must obey their masters.",
          "text": "Escravos devem obedecer seus senhores.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "master (owner of a slave)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amo"
        },
        {
          "word": "dono"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese honorific terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sir (title given to a knight)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Sir",
          "Sir"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(honorific) Sir (title given to a knight)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sir"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oh]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oh]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sẽˈɲoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sẽˈj̃oχ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈɲoɻ/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨˈɲoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨˈɲoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨˈɲo.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Sr."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Sr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "senhôr"
    },
    {
      "english": "Caipira eye-dialect",
      "word": "sinhô"
    }
  ],
  "word": "senhor"
}

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