ligeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-us
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder.
    Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-us
    Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder.
    Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.?
    Proto-Italic *leɣʷis
    Latin levis
    Vulgar Latin *levius
    Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
    Proto-Italic *-āsios
    Latin -ārius
    Vulgar Latin *leviārius
    Old French legierbor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro
    Portuguese ligeiro

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro, borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from *levius + Latin -ārius. Piecewise doublet of leveiro.

    Cognate with Fala ligeru, Galician lixeiro and Spanish ligero.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [liˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈʒe(j).ɾo/ [liˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
     

    • Rhymes: -ejɾu, -eɾu, -ɐjɾu
    • Hyphenation: li‧gei‧ro

    Adjective

    ligeiro (feminine ligeira, masculine plural ligeiros, feminine plural ligeiras)

    1. light
      Synonym: leve
    2. quick, nimble
      Synonyms: ágil, rápido

    Derived terms

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