lleuger

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Classical Latin levis (“light; not heavy”). Compare Occitan leugièr, French léger.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ʎəwˈʒe/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ʎewˈd͡ʒeɾ/

Adjective

lleuger (feminine lleugera, masculine plural lleugers, feminine plural lleugeres)

slight; partial; not whole; not entire
light (not heavy, not having much weight)
quiet

Derived terms

Related terms

lleu

Further reading

“lleuger” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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