adjective/maˈʝoɾ/
comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative degree of viejo: older; elder; comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age; of age; adult; grown-up; major; main
“Los fabricantes italianos de supercoches Lamborghini y Ferrari también han informado de un mayor interés por los programas de personalización.”
Synonyms: viejo, anciano, mayor de edad
Antonyms: menor
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs
Proto-Italic *majjōs
Latin maior
Spanish mayor
Inherited from Latin maior.
noun, masculine/maˈʝoɾ/plural: mayores
mayor is masculine in Spanish.
major (military rank); boss; head; ancestors; old person
Synonyms: patrón, antepasado, ancestro, viejo
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs
Proto-Italic *majjōs
Latin maior
Spanish mayor
Inherited from Latin maior.
noun, feminine/maˈʝoɾ/plural: mayores
mayor is feminine in Spanish.
mainsail
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs
Proto-Italic *majjōs
Latin maior
Spanish mayor
Inherited from Latin maior.