livián

Galician

Alternative forms

• levián, liviao

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese livião (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *leviānus, from Latin levis. Cognate with Spanish liviano and Portuguese livão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liβiˈaŋ/

Noun

livián m (plural liviáns)

1. (usually in the plural, of animals) lights, lungs

   Synonyms: boche, bofe, pulmón

Adjective

livián (feminine liviá, masculine plural liviáns, feminine plural liviás)

1. light

   Synonym: lixeiro

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “liviã”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “livián” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.