aceso

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See also: Aceso and acêso

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aceso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin accēnsus. Compare Italian acceso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθeso̝/, (western) /aˈseso̝/

Adjective

aceso (feminine acesa, masculine plural acesos, feminine plural acesas)

  1. lit; lighted (burning, especially with a small, controlled fire)
  2. (of a light source) lit; on (activated and emitting light)
    • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 12:
      Et a cãdea foy logo acesa
      And the candle was then lit
  3. reddened, flushed, blushed
    Que vergonza! Teño a cara acesa?I'm so embarrassed! Is my face red?

Participle

aceso (feminine acesa, masculine plural acesos, feminine plural acesas)

  1. short masculine singular past participle of acender

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aceso, from Latin accēnsus. Compare Italian acceso.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧so

Adjective

aceso (feminine acesa, masculine plural acesos, feminine plural acesas, comparable, comparative mais aceso, superlative o mais aceso or acesíssimo)

  1. lit; lighted (burning, especially with a small, controlled fire)
  2. (of a light source) lit; on (activated and emitting light)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:aceso.