lindo

See also: Lindo and lindó

Galician

Etymology

From Spanish lindo, probably from Latin legitimus and then a doublet of the archaic lindo (“legitimate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlindʊ]

Adjective

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

1. beautiful
2. cute

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lindo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lindo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lindo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lindo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lindo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lindo. Doublet of limpido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.do/
• Rhymes: -indo
• Hyphenation: lìn‧do

Adjective

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

1. neat
2. clean
3. tidy

Derived terms

• lindamente
• lindezza

Further reading

• lindo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old High German

Adverb

lindo

1. gently

Related terms

• lind

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.du/

• Hyphenation: lin‧do

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Probably ultimately from Latin legitimus (“lawful; proper”), and likely through the intermediate of Spanish lindo (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”), but this is unlikely for several reasons, including that this word already gave rise to another word in Portuguese, limpo.

Adjective

lindo (feminine linda, masculine plural lindos, feminine plural lindas, comparable, comparative mais lindo, superlative o mais lindo or lindíssimo, diminutive lindinho, augmentative lindão)

1. beautiful; gorgeous;

   Synonyms: bonito, belo, formoso

Noun

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

1. beauty (a beautiful person)

   Synonyms: belo, beldade

Derived terms

• lindeza

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lindo

1. first-person singular present indicative of lindar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlindo/ [ˈlĩn̪.d̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -indo
• Syllabification: lin‧do

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish lindo, of uncertain origin, but probably from Latin legitimus (“lawful, proper”) through metathesis and assimilation: *lid(i)mo > *limdo > lindo. If so, a doublet of the learned borrowing legítimo. Corominas considers both lindo and its possible Portuguese cognate lídimo (“legitimate”) as semi-learned terms, but this is uncertain.

Some sources derive it from Latin limpidus (“clean”) instead, but this is less likely for both phonetic and semantic reasons. Old Spanish lindo originally meant “legitimate”, later “authentic, pure, good”, and eventually gave rise to the modern meaning. Moreover, Latin limpidus is already the source of Spanish limpio.

Adjective

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

1. pretty

   Synonyms: bello, hermoso, guapo

2. cute

   Synonyms: bonito, precioso

Derived terms

• de lo lindo
• lindura

 

Descendants

• → Italian: lindo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lindo

1. first-person singular present indicative of lindar

Further reading

• “lindo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28