alivio

See also: alivió and alívio

Galician

Verb

alivio

1. first-person singular present indicative of aliviar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Verb

alivio

1. first-person singular present indicative of aliviar

Etymology 2

Noun

alivio m (plural alivios)

1. (rare) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of alívio.

   Synonym: allivio

   • 1909, Antonio de Albuquerque, A execução do rei Carlos: monarchicos e republicanos [The execution of King Charles: monarchists and republicans]‎^[1], Brussels: Imprimérie Liberté, page 205:

     Soltei um suspiro de extremo alivio, pois acabára de escrever o ultimo capitulo do meu livro.

     I sighed with extreme relief, for I had just finished writing the last chapter of my book.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlibjo/ [aˈli.β̞jo]

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• Rhymes: -ibjo
• Syllabification: a‧li‧vio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aliviar (“to relieve”).

Noun

alivio m (plural alivios)

1. relief

   Synonym: desahogo

Derived terms

• alivio cómico

 

Etymology 2

Verb

alivio

1. first-person singular present indicative of aliviar

Further reading

• “alivio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28