alegre

See also: Alegre and alegré

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin alacer, alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.

Adjective

alegre (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

1. happy
2. joyful
3. (colloquial) tipsy; a bit drunk

Synonyms

• (happy): feliç

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Adjective

alegre m (Latin spelling)

1. happy

Related terms

• alegrarse
• alegrete
• alegriya

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese alegre, from Vulgar Latin *alicer, alecrem, from Latin alacer. Doublet of allegro.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈlɛ.ɡɾɪ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ/
• Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre

Adjective

alegre m or f (plural alegres, comparable)

1. happy
2. joyful
3. (colloquial) a bit drunk

Inflection

Inflection of alegre

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	alegre	alegre	alegres	alegres
comparative	mais alegre	mais alegre	mais alegres	mais alegres
superlative	o mais alegre alegríssimo	a mais alegre alegríssima	os mais alegres alegríssimos	as mais alegres alegríssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alegre.

Synonyms

• feliz

Verb

alegre

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of alegrar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of alegrar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of alegrar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of alegrar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alegrar.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈleɡɾe/, [aˈleɣɾe]

Etymology 1

From Latin alacer, alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.

Adjective

alegre (plural alegres)

1. joyful, cheerful

   Ella es una persona madrugadora, siempre tan alegre. ― She is definitely a morning person, always so cheerful.

2. happy, joyous, merry

   Synonym: feliz

   Yo seguiré mi alegre camino en un segundo. ― I'll be on my merry way in just a second.

3. lively
4. (colloquial) tipsy (slightly drunk)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho

Derived terms

• alegrar
• alegremente
• alegría
• alegrísimo
• alegrón

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

alegre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of alegrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of alegrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of alegrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of alegrar.

Further reading

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