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Asturian
Verb
cego
- first-person singular present indicative of cegar
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegues)
- Alternative form of cec
Etymology 2
Verb
cego
- first-person singular present indicative of cegar
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegas)
- blind
- Synonym: invidente
Derived terms
Noun
cego m (plural cegos, feminine cega, feminine plural cegas)
- blind man
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cego”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
cego
- first-person singular present indicative of cegar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɡu
- Hyphenation: ce‧go
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”), from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed, blind”).
Adjective
cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegas, comparable, comparative mais cego, superlative o mais cego or ceguíssimo)
- (of a person or animal) blind (unable to see)
Eles são cegos.- They are blind.
Fiquei cega do olho esquerdo.- I became blind in my left eye.
- (figurative) blind; blinded (unable to realise the truth)
Vocês estão cegos? A resposta é óbvia!- Are you guys blind? The answer is obvious!
Estávamos cegos de ódio.- We were blinded by hatred.
- (of a blade or bladed instrument) dull (not sharp)
- Synonyms: boto, embotado, rombo
- Antonym: afiado
Esta faca está tão cega que não corta nem manteiga.- This knife is so dull that it doesn’t even cut butter.
- (figurative) impartial (treating all parties equally)
- Synonym: imparcial
A justiça é cega.- Justice is blind.
- (Portugal, colloquial) high, stoned
Derived terms
Noun
cego m (plural cegos, feminine cega, feminine plural cegas)
- a blind person
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cego
- first-person singular present indicative of cegar