abreviar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abbreviāre. Doublet of abreujar, an inherited form.

Verb

abreviar (first-person singular present abrevio, first-person singular preterite abrevií, past participle abreviat)

  1. (transitive) to abbreviate
    Synonym: abreujar

Conjugation

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English abbreviateFrench abréviationGerman AbbreviationItalian abbreviareRussian аббревиату́ра (abbreviatúra)Spanish abreviar. Decision no. 488, Progreso IV.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abreˈvi̯ar/

Verb

abreviar (present abrevias, past abreviis, future abrevios, conditional abrevius, imperative abreviez)

  1. (transitive) to abbreviate (words)
    Synonym: abrejar (archaic)
  2. (transitive) to abridge (a book)
  3. (transitive) to curtail (a narrative)

Conjugation

Conjugation of abreviar
present past future
infinitive abreviar abreviir abrevior
tense abrevias abreviis abrevios
conditional abrevius
imperative abreviez
adjective active participle abrevianta abreviinta abrevionta
adverbial active participle abreviante abreviinte abrevionte
nominal
active participle
singular abrevianto abreviinto abrevionto
plural abrevianti abreviinti abrevionti
adjective passive participle abreviata abreviita abreviota
adverbial passive participle abreviate abreviite abreviote
nominal
passive participle
singular abreviato abreviito abrevioto
plural abreviati abreviiti abrevioti

Derived terms

  • abrevio (abbreviation, abridgment)
  • abreviuro (abbreviation, abridgment)

See also

References

  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 269
  • Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 433

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbreviāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bɾe.viˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bɾe.vɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bɾeˈvja(ʁ)/ [a.bɾeˈvja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.bɾe.viˈa(ɾ)/ [a.bɾe.vɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bɾeˈvja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.bɾe.viˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bɾe.vɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bɾeˈvja(ʁ)/ [a.bɾeˈvja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bɾe.viˈa(ɻ)/ [a.bɾe.vɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bɾeˈvja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɾɨˈvjaɾ/ [ɐ.βɾɨˈvjaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɾɨˈbjaɾ/ [ɐ.βɾɨˈβjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɾɨˈvja.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɾɨˈvja.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bre‧vi‧ar

Verb

abreviar (first-person singular present abrevio, first-person singular preterite abreviei, past participle abreviado)

  1. to abbreviate

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abreviar.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbreviāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abɾeˈbjaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾeˈβ̞jaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bre‧viar

Verb

abreviar (first-person singular present abrevio, first-person singular preterite abrevié, past participle abreviado)

  1. (transitive) to abbreviate, to shorten
  2. (transitive) to hasten

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading