leal

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liːl/ Rhymes: -iːl === Adjective === leal (comparative lealer, superlative lealest) (now chiefly Scotland) Loyal, honest. True, genuine. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Ella, Lela == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin legālis. Compare legal. === Adjective === leal m or f (plural leais) adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true Antonym: desleal ==== Derived terms ==== lealmente ==== Related terms ==== lealdade lei == Ladin == === Etymology === From Latin legālis. === Adjective === leal m (feminine singular leala, masculine plural leai, feminine plural leales) loyal honest ==== Synonyms ==== (loyal): fedel ==== Related terms ==== lege == Old French == === Adjective === leal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular leal) alternative form of loial ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === lial (pre-reform spelling) leial (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leal, from Latin legālis. Doublet of legal. By surface analysis, lei +‎ -al. Compare Spanish leal, Catalan lleial, French loyal. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: le‧al === Adjective === leal m or f (plural leais, comparable, comparative mais leal, superlative o mais leal or lealíssimo) adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true Antonym: desleal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “leal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian leale. Doublet of legal. === Adjective === leal m or n (feminine singular leală, masculine plural leali, feminine/neuter plural leale) loyal, faithful ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lil/ === Adjective === leal (comparative mair leal, superlative maist leal) loyal true, pure == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin legālis. See also the borrowed doublet legal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leˈal/ [leˈal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: le‧al === Adjective === leal m or f (masculine and feminine plural leales) adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true Synonym: fiel Antonym: desleal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “leal”, 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