leale

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan or Old French leial, from Latin legālis, whence also the doublet legale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈa.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: le‧à‧le

Adjective

leale m or f by sense (plural leali)

1. loyal, faithful
2. honest

Derived terms

• lealmente

Related terms

• legale
• legge
• legittimo

Further reading

• leale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana