alegría

See also: alegria, Alegria, and Alegría

Aragonese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈɡɾia/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧le‧grí‧a

Noun

alegría f (plural alegrías)

1. joy

References

• “alegría”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “alegría”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alegria (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from alegre +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aleˈɣɾiɐ]

Noun

alegría f (plural alegrías)

1. joy

   Synonyms: alegranza, gozo, ledicia

2. (usually in the plural) lights, lungs

   Synonym: livián

Derived terms

• botar as alegría (“to exert oneself in excess”, literally “to throw out the lights”)

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From alegre +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈɡɾia/ [a.leˈɣ̞ɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧le‧grí‧a

Noun

alegría f (plural alegrías)

1. joy, happiness

   Synonyms: regocijo, júbilo

2. Any of various amaranths

Derived terms

• alegría de la casa
• alegría de la huerta

 

Related terms

• alegrar
• alegre

 

Further reading

• “alegría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• alergia, Argelia, galería, regalía