alegre

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === alegr (Alghero) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alecer, alecrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [əˈle̞.ɣɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [əˈle.ɣɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [aˈle.ɣɾe] === Adjective === alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres) happy Synonym: feliç joyful (colloquial) tipsy; a bit drunk ==== Derived terms ==== alegrement alegria === Further reading === “alegre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “alegre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “alegre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “alegre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alegre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧leg‧re IPA(key): /ʔaˈleɡɾe/ [ʔɐˈl̪iɡ.ɾ̪e] === Adjective === alegre happy; joyful; lively Synonym: malipayon === Verb === alegre to be lively ==== Derived terms ==== alegrehon == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish alegre (“happy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈleɡɾe/ [a.ˈle.ɡɾe] Rhymes: -e, -ɾe, -ɡɾe Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre === Adjective === alegre happy; joyful == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alegre (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Occitan alegre, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem from Latin alacer. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre === Adjective === alegre m or f (plural alegres) happy; joyful; gay Synonym: ledo (colloquial) a bit drunk; tipsy Synonym: peneque ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “alegre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “alegre”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alegre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alegre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alegre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Ladino == === Adjective === alegre (feminine alegra) happy ==== Related terms ==== alegrarse alegrete alegriya == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese alegre, from Vulgar Latin *alecrem, from Latin alacer. Doublet of alegro. ==== Adjective ==== alegre m or f (plural alegres, comparable, comparative mais alegre, superlative o mais alegre or alegríssimo) happy Synonym: feliz joyful, cheerful (colloquial) a bit drunk, tipsy ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== alegre inflection of alegrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “alegre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alegre”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “alegre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈleɡɾe/ [aˈle.ɣ̞ɾe] Rhymes: -eɡɾe Syllabification: a‧le‧gre === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem. ==== Adjective ==== alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres) joyful, cheerful happy, joyous, merry Synonym: feliz lively light-hearted jaunty (dress, attire) (colloquial) tipsy (slightly drunk) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== alegre inflection of alegrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “alegre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025