alegre

See also: Alegre and alegré

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin alacer, alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.

Adjective

alegre (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

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

Synonyms


Ladino

Adjective

alegre m (Latin spelling)

  1. happy

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese alegre, from Vulgar Latin *alicer, alecrem, from Latin alacer. Doublet of allegro.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈlɛ.ɡɾɪ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre

Adjective

alegre m or f (plural alegres, comparable)

  1. happy
  2. joyful
  3. (colloquial) a bit drunk

Inflection

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alegre.

Synonyms

Verb

alegre

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of alegrar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of alegrar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of alegrar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of alegrar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alegrar.


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈleɡɾe/, [aˈleɣɾe]

Etymology 1

From Latin alacer, alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.

Adjective

alegre (plural alegres)

  1. happy
    Synonym: feliz
  2. joyful
  3. (colloquial) a bit drunk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

alegre

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of alegrar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of alegrar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of alegrar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of alegrar.

Further reading

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