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liberal.

liberal, generous, tolerant

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/li.beˈɾaw/Brazil[li.beˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/li.bɨˈɾal/Portugal[li.βɨˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. liberal, generous, tolerant

    feminine · masculine

  2. liberal

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros Proto-Italic *louðeros Old Latin loeber Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin līberālislbor. Portuguese liberal Learned borrowing from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”).

noun/li.beˈɾaw/Brazil[li.beˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/li.bɨˈɾal/Portugal[li.βɨˈɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. liberal

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. a supporter of the legitimacy of the queen Maria II of Portugal and her descendants

    by-personal-gender · feminine · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros Proto-Italic *louðeros Old Latin loeber Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin līberālislbor. Portuguese liberal Learned borrowing from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”).

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