maior
Portuguese
/mɐj.ˈɔɾ/, /maj.ˈɔʁ/
adj
Definitions
- (followed by l) ; bigger, larger
- (preceded by a definite article) ; biggest, largest
- major, greater
- (music) major
- (Brazil) big, great
Etymology
Derived from Old Portuguese maior derived from Latin māior (principal, main, greater, elder, bigger, larger) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (knead, make, mix, work, great, press).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mag-
Gloss
knead, make, mix, work, great, press
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
働
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- maior Latin
- maior domus Latin
- mācerātus Latin
- māior Latin
- māior domūs Latin
- Major German
- majoor Dutch, Flemish
- majeur French
- Montemayor Spanish, Castilian
- mayor Spanish, Castilian
- mayoral Spanish, Castilian
- mayoreo Spanish, Castilian
- mayorista Spanish, Castilian
- mayormente Spanish, Castilian
- mayoría Spanish, Castilian
- *mag- Proto-Indo-European
- maioral Portuguese
- maioria Portuguese
- *makaz Proto-Germanic
- *makkô Proto-Germanic
- *matją Proto-Germanic
- maior Old French
- maire Old French
- maior Galician
- meier Middle Dutch
- maer Old Irish
- *makōn gmw-pro
- maior Old Portuguese
- moor Old Portuguese
- мајор Macedonian
- mayor Asturian
- maiôr Friulian
- *makōn Frankish
- *mati Frankish
- mayor Papiamentu
- maiur Istriot
- maquier Picard