"leal" meaning in Portuguese

See leal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /leˈaw/ [Brazil], [leˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈljal/ [Portugal], [ˈljaɫ] [Portugal], /ˈljal/ [Portugal], [ˈljaɫ] [Portugal], /ˈlja.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: leais [plural], mais leal [comparative], o mais leal [superlative], lealíssimo [superlative]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Doublet of legal, borrowed from the same source. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|leal}} Old Galician-Portuguese leal, {{inh|pt|la|legālis}} Latin legālis, {{doublet|pt|legal}} Doublet of legal Head templates: {{pt-adj|sup=+abs}} leal m or f (plural leais, comparable, comparative mais leal, superlative o mais leal or lealíssimo)
  1. adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true Tags: comparable, feminine, masculine Synonyms: leial (english: obsolete spelling) Derived forms: lealmente Related terms: lealdade, lei
    Sense id: en-leal-pt-adj-W4mTluC1 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for leal meaning in Portuguese (2.0kB)

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        "2": "roa-opt",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "legālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin legālis",
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Doublet of legal, borrowed from the same source.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lealíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "leal m or f (plural leais, comparable, comparative mais leal, superlative o mais leal or lealíssimo)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "le‧al"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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        }
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        [
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          "propriety"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
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        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
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          "true",
          "true"
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        }
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          "word": "leial"
        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/leˈaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leˈaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈljal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈljaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈljal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈljaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlja.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
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      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin legālis",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of legal",
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "leais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lealíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "+abs"
      },
      "expansion": "leal m or f (plural leais, comparable, comparative mais leal, superlative o mais leal or lealíssimo)",
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
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      "word": "lealdade"
    },
    {
      "word": "lei"
    }
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        }
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        "Portuguese adjectives",
        "Portuguese adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Portuguese comparable adjectives",
        "Portuguese doublets",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/al",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "rule",
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        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
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        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
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        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
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          "true",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "ipa": "/leˈaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leˈaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈljal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈljaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈljal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈljaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlja.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "obsolete spelling",
      "word": "leial"
    }
  ],
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}

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