"feliz" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /feˈlis/ [Brazil], /feˈlis/ [Brazil], /feˈliʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /fɨˈliʃ/ [Portugal], /ˈfliʃ/ [Portugal] Forms: felizes [plural], mais feliz [comparative], o mais feliz [superlative], felicíssimo [superlative], felizinho [diminutive]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|feliz}} Old Galician-Portuguese feliz, {{slbor|pt|la|felix|fēlīcem|nocap=1}} semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīcem, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-lw-i}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, {{m|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-||to suckle}} *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”), {{m|roa-opt|fiiz}} fiiz Head templates: {{pt-adj|dim=+|sup=+abs}} feliz m or f (plural felizes, comparable, comparative mais feliz, superlative o mais feliz or felicíssimo, diminutive felizinho)
  1. happy Tags: comparable, feminine, masculine Synonyms: alegre
    Sense id: en-feliz-pt-adj-SJ9xnK35 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. fortunate Tags: comparable, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-feliz-pt-adj-Bc7MmK0u Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: felice [obsolete, poetic] Derived forms: felizmente Related terms: felicidade, felicitar, infeliz

Inflected forms

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      "form": "o mais feliz",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    {
      "ipa": "/feˈliʃ/",
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