gaio

gaio

See also: Gaio

Galician

Gaio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡajo̝/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin gaius (“jay”). Cognate with Spanish gayo, French geai, English jay.

Noun

gaio m (plural gaios)

1. Eurasian jay

   Synonyms: pega marxa, pega rebordá

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese gai (in analogy with its feminine version gaia), probably from Latin gaudium (“joy”), as borrowed from Old Occitan gai;[1] alternatively of Germanic origin. Cognate with English gay and Italian gaio.

Noun

gaio m (plural gaios)

1. joy, merriment

Derived terms

• gaiola
• Gaioso

 

Adjective

gaio m (feminine singular gaia, masculine plural gaios, feminine plural gaias)

1. merry, playful

References

• “gaio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “gaio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gaio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gaio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “gayo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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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)

1. gay, cheerful, happy
2. 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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.u/ [ˈɡaɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.u/ [ˈɡaɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.o/ [ˈɡaɪ̯.o]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.u/

• Rhymes: -aju
• Hyphenation: gai‧o

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin gaius.

Noun

gaio m (plural gaios)

1. jay (any bird of the genus Garrulus)

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese gai. Cognate with Galician gaio. Doublet of gay.

Adjective

gaio (feminine gaia, masculine plural gaios, feminine plural gaias)

1. cheerful, jovial, colorful

Related terms

• gaia-ciência