alegre

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See also: Alegre and alegré

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alecer, alecrem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

  1. happy
    Synonym: feliç
  2. joyful
  3. (colloquial) tipsy; a bit drunk

Derived terms

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alegre.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧leg‧re
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈleɡɾe/,

Adjective

alegre

  1. (dated) happy; joyful; lively
    Synonym: malipayon
    • 1939, F. Bok, Ang anak ni Pepe:
      “ Maayo, buotan nga bata. Dinhi magmalipayon ikaw labaw didto sa kabukiran kay alegre dinhi, " mibuyo si Asong.
      "All right, boy. Here you'll be happier in the mountains because it's happy here", Asong sighed.

Verb

alegre

  1. (dated) to be lively

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alegre (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Occitan alegre, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem from Latin alacer.

Pronunciation

Adjective

alegre m or f (plural alegres)

  1. happy; joyful; gay
    Synonym: ledo
  2. (colloquial) a bit drunk; tipsy
    Synonym: peneque

Derived terms

References

  • “alegre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “alegre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “alegre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “alegre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “alegre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Ladino

Adjective

alegre (Latin spelling, feminine alegra)

  1. happy

Related terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese alegre, from Vulgar Latin *alicrem, from Latin alacer. Doublet of alegro.

Adjective

alegre m or f (plural alegres, comparable, comparative mais alegre, superlative o mais alegre or alegríssimo)

  1. happy
    Synonym: feliz
  2. joyful
  3. (colloquial) a bit drunk, tipsy
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alegre.

Etymology 2

Verb

alegre

  1. inflection of alegrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈleɡɾe/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧gre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.

Adjective

alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

  1. joyful, cheerful
    Ella es una persona madrugadora, siempre tan alegre.
    She is definitely a morning person, always so cheerful.
  2. happy, joyous, merry
    Synonym: feliz
    Yo seguiré mi alegre camino en un segundo.
    I'll be on my merry way in just a second.
  3. lively
  4. light-hearted
  5. jaunty (dress, attire)
  6. (colloquial) tipsy (slightly drunk)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alegre

  1. inflection of alegrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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