señor
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɪnˈjɔɹ/, /seɪnˈjoʊɹ/, /sinˈjɔɹ/
Noun
señor (plural señores)
- A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man.
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish sennor (“lord”), from Vulgar Latin *senjor (“master, elder, lord, nobleman”), from Latin senior, seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of senior, borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈɲoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
Derived terms
Further reading
- “señor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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