llis

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Uncertain; perhaps from Vulgar Latin/Proto-Romance *līsius, a borrowing from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, smooth).[1] Compare Spanish and Portuguese liso, French lisse, Italian liscio.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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llis (feminine llisa, masculine plural llisos, feminine plural llises)

  1. smooth

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 133

Further reading

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