feliz

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Feliz

Asturian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem.

Adjective

[edit]

feliz (epicene, plural felices)

  1. happy

Synonyms

[edit]
[edit]

Galician

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese feliz, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem which displaced the inherited form fiiz; from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle).

Adjective

[edit]

feliz m or f (plural felices)

  1. happy
    Synonym: ledo
    Antonyms: infeliz, triste

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

References

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Portuguese

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese feliz, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle). The Old Galician-Portuguese form fiiz, however, was popularly inherited, but later replaced by feliz, in a process of restoration.[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: fe‧liz

Adjective

[edit]

feliz m or f (plural felizes, comparable, comparative mais feliz, superlative o mais feliz or felicíssimo, diminutive felizinho)

  1. happy
    Synonym: alegre
    Antonyms: infeliz, triste
  2. fortunate
    Antonym: infeliz

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Kabuverdianu: filís
  • Macanese: filiz

References

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Spanish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fēlīcem.[1] Compare Catalan feliç.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /feˈliθ/ [feˈliθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /feˈlis/ [feˈlis]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iθ
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: fe‧liz

Adjective

[edit]

feliz m or f (masculine and feminine plural felices)

  1. happy, merry (trait)
    Synonym: alegre
    Antonyms: infeliz, triste
    Él es un tipo feliz en general.He's just a happy guy in general.
  2. pleased, glad
    Synonym: contento
  3. joyous, merry, happy
    una ocasión feliza joyous occasion

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “feliz”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

[edit]