lindo

== Galician == === Etymology === From Spanish lindo, probably from Latin legitimus and then a doublet of the archaic lindo (“legitimate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlindʊ] === Adjective === lindo (feminine linda, masculine plural lindos, feminine plural lindas) beautiful cute === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “lindo”, 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), “lindo”, 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), “lindo”, 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), “lindo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lindo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish lindo. Doublet of limpido. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlin.do/ Rhymes: -indo Hyphenation: lìn‧do === Adjective === lindo (feminine linda, masculine plural lindi, feminine plural linde) neat clean tidy ==== Derived terms ==== lindamente lindezza === Further reading === lindo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Ladino == === Etymology === From Old Spanish lindo, of uncertain origin, but probably from Latin legitimus (“lawful, proper”) through metathesis and assimilation: *lid(i)mo > *limdo > lindo. If so, a doublet of the learned borrowing lejítimo. Corominas considers both lindo and its possible Portuguese cognate lídimo (“legitimate”) as semi-learned terms, but this is uncertain. Some sources derive it from Latin limpidus (“clean”) instead, but this is less likely for both phonetic and semantic reasons. Old Spanish lindo originally meant “legitimate”, later “authentic, pure, good”, and eventually gave rise to the modern meaning. Moreover, Latin limpidus is already the source of Spanish limpio. === Adjective === lindo (Hebrew spelling לינדו) beautiful; pretty; comely; handsome (fair) Synonyms: beyo, ermozo Antonym: feo nice; pleasant; lovely; charming; endearing === References === == Old High German == === Etymology === Adverbial derivative of Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī) (“gentle, mild”) === Adverb === lindo gently ==== Related terms ==== lind === References === Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain origin, but probably from Latin legitimus (“lawful, proper”) through metathesis and assimilation: *lid(i)mo > *limdo > lindo. === Adjective === lindo legitimate (by extension) authentic pure good beautiful; pretty; comely; handsome (fair) ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: lindo Spanish: lindo → Italian: lindo === References === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: lin‧do === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Probably ultimately from Latin legitimus (“lawful; proper”), and likely through the intermediate of Spanish lindo (the native Portuguese descendant (and thus its doublet) in this case is lídimo; there is also the later learned borrowing legítimo). Some sources cite Latin limpidus (“clean”), but this is unlikely for several reasons, including that this word already gave rise to another word in Portuguese, limpo. ==== Adjective ==== lindo (feminine linda, masculine plural lindos, feminine plural lindas, comparable, comparative mais lindo, superlative o mais lindo or lindíssimo, diminutive lindinho, augmentative lindão) beautiful; gorgeous; Synonyms: bonito, belo, formoso ==== Noun ==== lindo m (plural lindos, feminine linda, feminine plural lindas) beauty (a beautiful person) Synonyms: belo, beldade ===== Derived terms ===== lindeza === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lindo first-person singular present indicative of lindar === References === === Further reading === “lindo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “lindo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlindo/ [ˈlĩn̪.d̪o] Rhymes: -indo Syllabification: lin‧do === Etymology 1 === From Old Spanish lindo, of uncertain origin, but probably from Latin legitimus (“lawful, proper”) through metathesis and assimilation: *lid(i)mo > *limdo > lindo. If so, a doublet of the learned borrowing legítimo. Corominas considers both lindo and its possible Portuguese cognate lídimo (“legitimate”) as semi-learned terms, but this is uncertain. Compare English legible. Some sources derive it from Latin limpidus (“clean”) instead, but this is less likely for both phonetic and semantic reasons. Old Spanish lindo originally meant “legitimate”, later “authentic, pure, good”, and eventually gave rise to the modern meaning. Moreover, Latin limpidus is already the source of Spanish limpio. ==== Adjective ==== lindo (feminine linda, masculine plural lindos, feminine plural lindas, superlative lindísimo) (chiefly Latin America, dated and uncommon in Spain) pretty Near-synonyms: bello, hermoso, guapo cute Synonyms: adorable, (Spain) mono, cuqui, cuco Near-synonyms: bonito, precioso ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Italian: lindo === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lindo first-person singular present indicative of lindar === References === === Further reading === “lindo”, 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 “lindo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010