padrinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrinno, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Galician padriño.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/ [paˈdɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈdɾĩ.ɲu/ [paˈdɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈdɾi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈdɾi.ɲu/ [pɐˈðɾi.ɲu]

• Hyphenation: pa‧dri‧nho

Noun

padrinho m (plural padrinhos, feminine madrinha, feminine plural madrinhas)

1. godfather (a male godparent)
2. best man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding)

Related terms

• compadre
• padrasto
• padre
• pai
• paterno