"leve" meaning in Portuguese

See leve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛ.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈlɛ.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈlɛ.ve/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈlɛ.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈlɛ.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈlɛ.bɨ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈlɛ.βɨ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: leves [plural], mais leve [comparative], o mais leve [superlative], levíssimo [superlative]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). Doublet of léu, ligeiro, and light. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|leve}} Old Galician-Portuguese leve, {{inh|pt|la|levis}} Latin levis, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*leɣwis}} Proto-Italic *leɣwis, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*h₁lengʷʰ-||light}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”), {{dbt|pt|léu|ligeiro|light}} Doublet of léu, ligeiro, and light Head templates: {{pt-adj|sup=+abs}} leve m or f (plural leves, comparable, comparative mais leve, superlative o mais leve or levíssimo)
  1. light (of low weight; not heavy) Tags: comparable, feminine, masculine Synonyms: ligeiro
    Sense id: en-leve-pt-adj-sbOR8eEV
  2. gentle, light (having little force) Tags: comparable, feminine, masculine Synonyms: suave
    Sense id: en-leve-pt-adj-DJaqS3cW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: levemente Related terms: levantar, levar, leviano, levidade, ligeiro, mão-leve
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛ.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈlɛ.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈlɛ.ve/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈlɛ.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈlɛ.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈlɛ.bɨ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈlɛ.βɨ] [Northern, Portugal]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} leve
  1. inflection of levar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: levar
    Sense id: en-leve-pt-verb-posgq-yc Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 57 31
  2. inflection of levar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: levar
    Sense id: en-leve-pt-verb-Yf9k6hi4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for leve meaning in Portuguese (4.1kB)

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