cego
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cego
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Etymology 1 edit
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cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegues)
- Alternative form of cec
Etymology 2 edit
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cego
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”).
Pronunciation edit
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cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegas)
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Noun edit
cego m (plural cegos, feminine cega, feminine plural cegas)
- blind man
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References edit
- “cego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “cego” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Etymology 2 edit
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cego
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛɡu
- Hyphenation: ce‧go
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”), from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed, blind”).
Adjective edit
cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegas, comparable, comparative mais cego, superlative o mais cego or ceguíssimo)
- (of a person or animal) blind (unable to see)
- Eles são cegos.
- They are blind.
- Fiquei cega do olho esquerdo.
- I became blind in my left eye.
- (figurative) blind; blinded (unable to realise the truth)
- Vocês estão cegos? A resposta é óbvia!
- Are you guys blind? The answer is obvious!
- Estávamos cegos de ódio.
- We were blinded by hatred.
- (of a blade or bladed instrument) dull (not sharp)
- (figurative) impartial (treating all parties equally)
- Synonym: imparcial
- A justiça é cega.
- Justice is blind.
- (Portugal, colloquial) high, stoned
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Noun edit
cego m (plural cegos, feminine cega, feminine plural cegas)
- a blind person
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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cego