livián

Galician

Alternative forms
  • levián, liviao
  • leviám, levião (reintegrationist)
  • liviám, livião (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese livião (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *leviānus, from Latin levis. Cognate with Spanish liviano and Portuguese livão.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liβiˈaŋ/

Noun

livián m (plural liviáns)

  1. (usually in the plural, of animals) lights, lungs
    Synonyms: boche, bofe, pulmón

Adjective

livián (feminine liviá, masculine plural liviáns, feminine plural liviás)

  1. light
    Synonym: lixeiro

References
  • “livião” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “liviã” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “livián” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “livián” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “livián” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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