lídimo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese liidimo, liidemo, leidimo, leídemo, from Latin legitimus; possibly semi-learned. Doublet of legítimo, a later learned borrowing, and probably of lindo, which may have come through Spanish.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.d͡ʒi.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.d͡ʒi.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.d͡ʒi.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.di.mu/ [ˈli.ði.mu]

• Hyphenation: lí‧di‧mo

Adjective

lídimo (feminine lídima, masculine plural lídimos, feminine plural lídimas)

1. legal, lawful, legitimate

   Synonym: legítimo

Related terms

• lei