"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. Compare Spanish leal, Catalan lleial, French loyal. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|leal}} Old Galician-Portuguese leal, {{inh|pt|la|legālis}} Latin legālis, {{doublet|pt|legal}} Doublet of legal, {{cog|es|leal}} Spanish leal, {{cog|ca|lleial}} Catalan lleial, {{cog|fr|loyal}} French loyal 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): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "leal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese leal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "legālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin legālis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "legal"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of legal",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "leal"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish leal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "lleial"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan lleial",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "loyal"
      },
      "expansion": "French loyal",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Doublet of legal, borrowed from the same source.\nCompare Spanish leal, Catalan lleial, French loyal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lealíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "+abs"
      },
      "expansion": "leal m or f (plural leais, comparable, comparative mais leal, superlative o mais leal or lealíssimo)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "le‧al"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "desleal"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "lealmente"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true"
      ],
      "id": "en-leal-pt-adj-W4mTluC1",
      "links": [
        [
          "adhering",
          "adhere"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "propriety",
          "propriety"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "lealdade"
        },
        {
          "word": "lei"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "obsolete spelling",
          "word": "leial"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leal"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lealmente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "leal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese leal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "legālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin legālis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "legal"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of legal",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "leal"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish leal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "lleial"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan lleial",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "loyal"
      },
      "expansion": "French loyal",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Doublet of legal, borrowed from the same source.\nCompare Spanish leal, Catalan lleial, French loyal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o mais leal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lealíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "+abs"
      },
      "expansion": "leal m or f (plural leais, comparable, comparative mais leal, superlative o mais leal or lealíssimo)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "le‧al"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lealdade"
    },
    {
      "word": "lei"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "desleal"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 1-syllable words",
        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
        "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",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adhering",
          "adhere"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "propriety",
          "propriety"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "obsolete spelling",
      "word": "leial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leal"
}

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