lindo

Borrowed from Spanish lindo.

lindo (feminine singular linda, masculine plural lindi, feminine plural linde)

1. neat
2. clean
3. tidy

lindo

1. gently

1. Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.du/
• Hyphenation: lin‧do

Uncertain. Probably ultimately from Latin legitimus (“lawful; proper”), and likely through the intermediate of Spanish lindo[1] (the native Portuguese descendant (and thus its doublet) in this case is lídimo; there is also the later learned borrowing legítimo). Some sources cite Latin limpidus (“clean”)[2], but this is unlikely for several reasons, including that this word already gave rise to another word in Portuguese, limpo.

lindo m (feminine singular linda, masculine plural lindos, feminine plural lindas, comparable)

1. pretty; beautiful

   Synonyms: bonito, belo, formoso

lindo m (plural lindos, feminine linda, feminine plural lindas)

1. beauty (a beautiful person)

   Synonyms: belo, beldade

• lindeza

See the etymology of the main entry.

lindo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of lindar

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.do/

Uncertain. From Old Spanish, probably from Latin legitimus (“lawful; proper”), through transposition of consonants from an earlier form *lidmo (compare Portuguese lídimo)[1], and thus a doublet of legítimo, a later learned borrowing; some sources cite Latin limpidus (“clean”)[2], but this is unlikely for several reasons, including that this word already gave rise to another word in Spanish, limpio. In Old Spanish, the term originally meant "legitimate", later "authentic", "pure", "good", and finally eventually gave rise to the modern meaning.

lindo (feminine singular linda, masculine plural lindos, feminine plural lindas) (superlative lindísimo)

1. pretty

• lindura

• bello
• bonito
• hermoso
• precioso
• guapo

See the etymology of the main entry.

lindo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of lindar.