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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese livião (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *leviānus, from Latin levis. Cognate with Spanish liviano and Portuguese livão.
Pronunciation
Noun
livián m (plural liviáns)
- (usually in the plural, of animals) lights, lungs
- Synonyms: boche, bofe, pulmón
Adjective
livián (feminine liviá, masculine plural liviáns, feminine plural liviás)
- light
- Synonym: lixeiro
References
- “livião” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “liviã” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “livián” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “livián” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “livián” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.