Etymology

From Old Portuguese padrinno, from Vulgar Latin *patrīnus, from Latin pater ‎(“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‎(“father”).

Compare Galician padriño, Spanish padrino, Catalan padrí, Occitan pairin, French parrain and Italian padrino.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈdɾi.ɲu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈdɾi.ɲo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈðɾi.ɲu/
• Hyphenation: pa‧dri‧nho