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ledo
ledo
See also: lédo
Old Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.do/
Adjective
ledo m (plural ledos, feminine leda, feminine plural ledas)
- happy
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 46 (facsimile):
- […] Mui ledo ſſe tornou / aſſa t[er]ra […]
- […] he returned happy to his homeland […]
- […] Mui ledo ſſe tornou / aſſa t[er]ra […]
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 46 (facsimile):
Descendants
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- lédo (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese ledo (“happy”), from Latin laetus (“happy”). Cognate with Galician ledo, Spanish ledo and Italian lieto.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈle.ðu/
- (Portugal, archaic) IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ðu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈle.du/
- Hyphenation: le‧do
Adjective
ledo m (feminine singular leda, masculine plural ledos, feminine plural ledas, comparable)
- happy, joyful
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:
- Naquelle engano da alma, ledo & cego, / Que a fortuna não deixa durar muito,
- In that happy and blind illusion of the soul, / Which fortune does not allow to endure for long,
- Naquelle engano da alma, ledo & cego, / Que a fortuna não deixa durar muito,
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- ledamente