leviano

Betekenis (Engels)

1. flighty, thoughtless
2. frivolous, flippant
3. fickle
4. imprudent, inconsiderate
5. precipitate, rash
6. (Brazil) light, weightless

Vertalings

luchthartig

leichtfertig

leichtsinnig

flippig

flighty

flyaway

scatterbrained

scatty

head-in-the-clouds

frivole

léger

frivol

luchtig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/le.viˈɐ̃.nu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Old Spanish: leviano

Verwante met Spaans: liviano

Verwante met Galisies: livián

In summary

Borrowed from Old Spanish leviano (cf. modern Spanish liviano), from Vulgar Latin *levianus. Old Portuguese had the inherited form livão, showing a native treatment of intervocalic Latin /n/. Compare Galician livián.