limpo

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimpo̝/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese linpo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin limpidus.

Adjective

limpo (feminine limpa, masculine plural limpos, feminine plural limpas)

1. clean

   Antonym: sucio

2. clear

Noun

limpo m (plural limpos)

1. sandy bottom

Related terms

• limpar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

limpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of limpar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “limpo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “limpo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “limpo”, 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), “limpo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “limpo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin limpidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.pu/

Adjective

limpo (feminine limpa, masculine plural limpos, feminine plural limpas)

1. clean

Antonyms

• macado
• manchado
• puorco

 

References

“limpo” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.pu/

• Hyphenation: lim‧po

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese limpo, limpio, from Latin limpidus. Compare límpido, a borrowed doublet.

Adjective

limpo (feminine limpa, masculine plural limpos, feminine plural limpas, comparable, comparative mais limpo, superlative o mais limpo or limpíssimo)

1. clean (not dirty)
2. clean (not having used drugs or alcohol)

Derived terms

• limpamente

Related terms

• limpar
• limpeza

Participle

limpo (short participle, feminine limpa, masculine plural limpos, feminine plural limpas)

1. past participle of limpar

Etymology 2

Verb

limpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of limpar

Further reading

• “limpo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024