Polyglot Dictionary

irmã

/iɾˈmɐ̃/

a noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as irmãs

Meaning

  1. sister

    • A minha irmã é médica.

      My sister is a doctor.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Schwester

Schwester is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sister."

Spanish

hermana

hermana is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sister."

Practice

1 What does irmã mean?

2 Fill the gap: A minha ___ é médica.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches irmã?

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