gaio

== Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajo Hyphenation: ga‧io === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin gaius (“jay”). Cognate with Spanish gayo, French geai, English jay. ==== Noun ==== gaio m (plural gaios) Eurasian jay Synonyms: pega marxa, pega rebordá === Etymology 2 === From Old Galician-Portuguese gai (in analogy with its feminine version gaia), probably from Latin gaudium (“joy”), as borrowed from Old Occitan gai; alternatively of Germanic origin. Cognate with English gay and Italian gaio. ==== Noun ==== gaio m (plural gaios) joy, merriment ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== gaio (feminine gaia, masculine plural gaios, feminine plural gaias) merry, playful === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “gaio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gaio”, 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), “gaio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gaio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === Possibly of Germanic origin, or from Latin vagus (“wandering, flighty, giddy”); likely of the same genesis as Old Occitan gai, whence cognate to French gai, Portuguese gaio and English gay. Cognate with Sicilian javiu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡa.jo/ Rhymes: -ajo Hyphenation: gà‧io === Adjective === gaio (feminine gaia, masculine plural gai, feminine plural gaie) gay, cheerful, happy bright (colours/colors) ==== Derived terms ==== gaiamente gaiezza === Further reading === gaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Iago, agio, agio-, agiò == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aju Hyphenation: gai‧o === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin gaius. ==== Noun ==== gaio m (plural gaios) jay (any bird of the genus Garrulus) === Etymology 2 === From Old Galician-Portuguese gai. Cognate with Galician gaio. Doublet of gay. ==== Adjective ==== gaio (feminine gaia, masculine plural gaios, feminine plural gaias) cheerful, jovial, colorful ===== Related terms ===== gaia-ciência === Further reading === “gaio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gaio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026