aleive
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- aleyve (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aleive. Further etymology is uncertain. Possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lēwjan, “to betray; to deceive”) or Arabic العَيْب (al-ʕayb).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlej.vi/ [aˈleɪ̯.vi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlej.ve/ [aˈleɪ̯.ve]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈlɐj.vɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈlej.bɨ/ [ɐˈlej.βɨ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈlej.vɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈle.vɨ/
Noun
aleive m (plural aleives)
- deceit (act or practice intended to deceive)
- Synonyms: aleivosia, fraude, velhacaria
- slander (false, malicious statement)
Related terms
Further reading
- “aleive”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “aleive”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026