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alegría

See also: alegria, Alegria, and Alegría

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈɡɾia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧grí‧a

Noun

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alegría f (plural alegrías)

  1. joy

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese alegria (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from alegre +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alegría f (plural alegrías)

  1. joy
    Synonyms: alegranza, gozo, ledicia
  2. (usually in the plural) lights, lungs
    Synonym: livián

Derived terms

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  • botar as alegría (“to exert oneself in excess”, literally “to throw out the lights”)

References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alegria”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alegria”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “alegría” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “alegría” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “alegría” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

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Etymology

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From alegre +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈɡɾia/ [a.leˈɣ̞ɾi.a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧grí‧a

Noun

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alegría f (plural alegrías)

  1. joy, happiness
    Synonyms: regocijo, júbilo
  2. Any of various amaranths

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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