# cego
## Asturian
### Verb

cego
* first-person singular present indicative of cegar

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈse.ɣu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈse.ɣo]

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegues)
* Alternative form of cec

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

cego
* first-person singular present indicative of cegar

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈθɛɣo̝/, /ˈsɛɣo̝/

#### Adjective

cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegas)
* blind
    Synonym: invidente

##### Derived terms

* cegueira

#### Noun

cego m (plural cegos, feminine cega, feminine plural cegas)
* blind man

##### Derived terms

* herba do cego
* pau de cego

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cego”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

cego
* first-person singular present indicative of cegar

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɛ.ɡu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɛ.ɡu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɛ.ɡo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɛ.ɡu/ [ˈsɛ.ɣu]
* Rhymes: -ɛɡu
* Hyphenation: ce‧go

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”), from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed, blind”).

#### Adjective

cego (feminine cega, masculine plural cegos, feminine plural cegas, comparable, comparative mais cego, superlative o mais cego or ceguíssimo)
* (of a person or animal) blind (unable to see)
    Eles são cegos.They are blind.
    Fiquei cega do olho esquerdo.I became blind in my left eye.
* (figurative) blind; blinded (unable to realise the truth)
    Vocês estão cegos? A resposta é óbvia!Are you guys blind? The answer is obvious!
    Estávamos cegos de ódio.We were blinded by hatred.
* (of a blade or bladed instrument) dull (not sharp)
    Synonyms: boto, embotado, rombo
    Antonym: afiado
    Esta faca está tão cega que não corta nem manteiga.This knife is so dull that it doesn’t even cut butter.
* (figurative) impartial (treating all parties equally)
    Synonym: imparcial
    A justiça é cega.Justice is blind.
* (Portugal, colloquial) high, stoned

##### Derived terms

* cegueira
* nó cego

#### Noun

cego m (plural cegos, feminine cega, feminine plural cegas)
* a blind person

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

cego
* first-person singular present indicative of cegar