feliz

See also: Feliz

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem.

Adjective

feliz

  1. happy

Synonyms


Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feliz, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle).

Adjective

feliz m or f (plural felices)

  1. happy
    Antonyms: infeliz, triste

Derived terms

Further reading


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈliʃ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈlis/, /fɛˈliʃ/, /feˈliʃ/
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Hyphenation: fe‧liz

Adjective

feliz (plural felizes, comparable)

  1. happy
    Synonym: alegre
    Antonyms: infeliz, triste

Derived terms

Further reading

  • feliz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

References


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem[1], from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /feˈliθ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /feˈlis/
  • Hyphenation: fe‧liz

Adjective

feliz (plural felices)

  1. happy
    Synonym: alegre
    Antonyms: infeliz, triste
  2. pleased
    Synonym: contento

Derived terms

Further reading

References

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