ciego

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Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ciego

  1. neuter of ciegu

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

ciego m (plural ciegos)

  1. (anatomy) caecum
    Synonym: intestino ciego

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. blind
    ser ciego de nacimientoto be born blind
  2. (Spain) very drunk; plastered
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

ciego

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cegar

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