majoor
Dutch (Brabantic)
/maːˈjoːr/
noun
Definitions
- major, a rank above captain
- in compounds, -majoor can also mean major - (senior)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mayor (major, bigger) derived from Latin maior (greater, bigger, superior, larger, major).
Origin
Latin
maior
Gloss
greater, bigger, superior, larger, major
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Maiorica Latin
- maior Latin
- māior Latin
- Majestät German
- Major German
- Meijer Dutch, Flemish
- kletsen Dutch, Flemish
- kletsmajoor Dutch, Flemish
- major French
- майор Russian
- Montemayor Spanish, Castilian
- mayor Spanish, Castilian
- mayoral Spanish, Castilian
- mayoreo Spanish, Castilian
- mayorista Spanish, Castilian
- mayormente Spanish, Castilian
- mayoría Spanish, Castilian
- maior Portuguese
- major Swedish
- maire Old French
- major Catalan, Valencian
- majoor Afrikaans
- 瑪腰 Chinese
- màger Occitan
- *magjōs Proto-Italic
- mayor Papiamentu
- mayor Crimean Tatar