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

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-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”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /feˈliθ/ [feˈliθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /feˈliθ/ [feˈliθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /feˈlis/ [feˈlis]

 

• Rhymes: -iθ

• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is

• Hyphenation: fe‧liz

Adjective

feliz m or f (plural felices)

1. happy

   Synonym: ledo

   Antonyms: infeliz, triste

Derived terms

• felizmente

Related terms

• felicidade
• felicitar
• infeliz

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “feliz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “feliz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “feliz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “feliz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Further reading

• “feliz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• felice (obsolete, poetic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈlis/, /fiˈlis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈlis/, /fiˈlis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈliʃ/, /fiˈliʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈlis/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈliʃ/, (with elision) /ˈfliʃ/

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

Adjective

feliz m or f (plural felizes, comparable, comparative mais feliz, superlative o mais feliz or felicíssimo, diminutive felizinho)

1. happy

   Synonym: alegre

   Antonyms: infeliz, triste

2. fortunate

   Antonym: infeliz

Derived terms

• felizmente

Related terms

• felicidade
• felicitar
• infeliz

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: filís
• Macanese: filiz

Further reading

• “feliz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīcem. Compare Catalan feliç.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /feˈliθ/ [feˈliθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /feˈlis/ [feˈlis]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: fe‧liz

Adjective

feliz m or f (masculine and feminine 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 un regaliz
• feliz como una perdiz
• feliz cumpleaños
• felizmente

Related terms

• Felicia
• felicidad
• felicitar
• Félix
• infeliz

Further reading

• “feliz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10