feliz

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem.

Adjective

feliz

1. happy

Alternative forms

• felice (obsolete, poetic)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feliz, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”). The Old Portuguese form fiiz, however, was popularly inherited, but later replaced by feliz, in a process of restoration^[1].

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈlis/, /fɛˈliʃ/, /feˈliʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈliʃ/

Adjective

feliz (plural felizes, comparable)

1. happy

References

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīx, fēlīcem^[1], from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-lw-i, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈliθ/ (Castilian)
• IPA^(key): /feˈlis/ (Latin America)

Adjective

feliz (plural felices) (superlative felicísimo)

1. happy
2. pleased
3. innocent

References