lia
Portuguese, verb/ˈli.ɐ/
lia is a Portuguese verb meaning “first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does lia mean in English?
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ler
- 2
third-person singular present indicative
- 3
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. borras
noun: 1. corda fina, baraço para atar 2. planta Daphne gnidium, trovisco 3. peleja, disputa, leia
noun: 1. personagem da Bíblia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce lia?
- Brazil /ˈli.ɐ/
- Portugal /ˈli.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lia in Portuguese?
lia appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).