lôbrego
See also: lóbrego
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese lobrego, probably from Latin lūbricus (“slippery, slimy; also deceitful, hazardous, unsteady”), and therefore a doublet of lúbrico, borrowed from the same source. Perhaps influenced by lūgubris (“gloomy, mournful”). Another theory derives it from lūgubris, with metathesis[1] (in which case the doublet would be lúgubre). Compare Spanish lóbrego.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: lô‧bre‧go
Adjective edit
lôbrego (feminine lôbrega, masculine plural lôbregos, feminine plural lôbregas)
- lugubrious (gloomy)
- Synonym: lúgubre
References edit
- ^ “lôbrego” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.