avorrir

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin abhorrēre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir (cf. also abhorrescō, which influenced the conjugated forms of the verb). Compare Spanish aburrir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βuˈri]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.vuˈri]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.voˈriɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

avorrir (first-person singular present avorreixo, first-person singular preterite avorrí, past participle avorrit)

  1. (transitive) to bore
  2. (reflexive) to be bored
  3. to dislike

Conjugation

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