feliz

See also: Feliz

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem.

Adjective

feliz (epicene, plural felices)

1. happy

Synonyms

• contentu, gayoleru, gayasperu

Related terms

• felicidá

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese feliz, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem which displaced the inherited form fiiz; from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”).

Adjective

feliz m or f (plural felices)

1. happy

   Synonym: ledo

   Antonyms: infeliz, triste

Derived terms

• felizmente

Related terms

• felicidade
• felicitar
• infeliz

Further reading

• “feliz” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

References

• “feliz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “feliz” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “feliz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “feliz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• felice (obsolete, poetic)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feliz, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”). The Old Portuguese form fiiz, however, was popularly inherited, but later replaced by feliz, in a process of restoration.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /feˈli(j)s/, [feˈli(ɪ̯)s]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /feˈli(j)s/, [feˈli(ɪ̯)s]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /feˈli(j)ʃ/, [feˈli(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /fɨˈliʃ/, [fɨˈliʃ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: fe‧liz

Adjective

feliz m or f (plural felizes, comparable)

1. happy

   Synonym: alegre

   Antonyms: infeliz, triste

2. fortunate

   Antonym: infeliz

Derived terms

• felizmente

Related terms

• felicidade
• felicitar
• infeliz

Further reading

• “feliz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem. Compare Catalan feliç.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /feˈliθ/, [feˈliθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /feˈlis/, [feˈlis]
• Hyphenation: fe‧liz

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Adjective

feliz (plural felices)

1. happy, merry (trait)

   Synonym: alegre

   Antonyms: infeliz, triste

   Él es un tipo feliz en general. ― He's just a happy guy in general.

2. pleased, glad

   Synonym: contento

3. joyous, merry, happy

   una ocasión feliz ― a joyous occasion

Derived terms

• Felices Reyes
• felicísimo
• feliz como una perdiz
• feliz como un regaliz
• feliz cumpleaños
• felizmente

Related terms

• felicidad
• felicitar
• infeliz
• Félix
• Felicia

Further reading

• “feliz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014