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]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈʒɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈʒɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈʒej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈʒej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈʒe.ɾu/

• 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

• aligeirar
• ligeiramente
• ligeireza

References

• “ligeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “ligeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025