lleuger

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan leuger, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from *levius + -ārius, the former element representing an alteration of Latin levis (lightweight). Compare Occitan leugièr, French léger.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lleuger (feminine lleugera, masculine plural lleugers, feminine plural lleugeres)

  1. slight; partial; not whole; not entire
  2. light (not heavy, not having much weight)
  3. quiet

Derived terms

References

  • “lleuger” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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