Esperanto

Noun

ledo ‎(accusative singular ledon, plural ledoj, accusative plural ledojn)

1. leather

Italian

Verb

ledo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ledere

Anagrams

• Delo, lode

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin laetus ‎(“happy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.do/

Adjective

ledo m ‎(plural ledos, feminine leda, feminine plural ledas)

1. happy
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 46 (facsimile):

     […] Mui ledo ſſe tornou / aſſa t[er]ra […]

     […] he returned happy to his homeland […]

Descendants

• Galician: ledo
• Portuguese: ledo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lédo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ledo ‎(“happy”), from Latin laetus ‎(“happy”). Cognate with Galician ledo, Spanish ledo and Italian lieto.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ðu/
• (Portugal, archaic) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.du/
• Hyphenation: le‧do

Adjective

ledo m ‎(feminine singular leda, masculine plural ledos, feminine plural ledas, comparable)

1. happy, joyful
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:

     Naquelle engano da alma, ledo & cego, / Que a fortuna não deixa durar muito,

     In that happy and blind illusion of the soul, / Which fortune does not allow to endure for long,

Synonyms

• alegre

Antonyms

• triste

Derived terms

• ledamente

Related terms

• lediça, ledice
• Lediça, Letícia

Swedish

Verb

ledo

1. Obsolete plural form of led, past tense of lida.