ciego

Asturian

Adjective

ciego

1. neuter of ciegu

Spanish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed”). Compare English caecum, Portuguese cego, and Italian cieco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɡo/ [ˈθje.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjeɡo/ [ˈsje.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: cie‧go

Noun

ciego m (plural ciegos, feminine ciega, feminine plural ciegas)

1. blind person

   Coordinate term: tuerto

   Un ciego de un ojo es un tuerto.

   A blind person with one eye is a one-eyed person.

Noun

ciego m (plural ciegos)

1. (anatomy) caecum

   Synonym: intestino ciego

Adjective

ciego (feminine ciega, masculine plural ciegos, feminine plural ciegas)

1. blind

   ser ciego de nacimiento ― to be born blind

2. (Spain) very drunk; plastered

Derived terms

• el amor es ciego
• en el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey
• gallina ciega
• gallinita ciega
• punto ciego
• topo ciego

 

Related terms

• a ciegas
• cegar
• ceguera
• ciegamente
• cita a ciegas
• dar palos de ciego

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ciego

1. first-person singular present indicative of cegar

Further reading

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