ciego
Asturian
Adjective
ciego
- neuter of ciegu
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed”). Compare English caecum, Portuguese cego, and Italian cieco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɡo/ [ˈθje.ɣ̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjeɡo/ [ˈsje.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: cie‧go
Noun
ciego m (plural ciegos, feminine ciega, feminine plural ciegas)
- blind person
- Coordinate term: tuerto
- Un ciego de un ojo es un tuerto.
- A blind person with one eye is a one-eyed person.
Noun
ciego m (plural ciegos)
- (anatomy) caecum
- Synonym: intestino ciego
Adjective
ciego (feminine ciega, masculine plural ciegos, feminine plural ciegas)
- blind
- ser ciego de nacimiento ― to be born blind
- (Spain) very drunk; plastered
Derived terms
- el amor es ciego
- en el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey
- gallina ciega
- gallinita ciega
- punto ciego
Related terms
- cegar
- ceguera
- ciegamente
- a ciegas
- cita a ciegas
- dar palos de ciego
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ciego
- first-person singular present indicative of cegar
Further reading
- “ciego”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014