despir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin expedīre (“to dispatch”), with the prefix reinterpreted as des-. Cognate with Galician espir.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /desˈpi(ʁ)/ [desˈpi(h)], /d͡ʒisˈpi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒisˈpi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /desˈpi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒisˈpi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃˈpi(ʁ)/ [deʃˈpi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃˈpi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃˈpi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /desˈpi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃˈpiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃˈpi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: des‧pir

Verb

despir (first-person singular present dispo, third-person singular present despe, first-person singular preterite despi, past participle despido)

  1. (transitive, formal) to undress (to remove somebody’s clothes)
    Synonyms: desnudar, desvestir, tirar as roupas de, tirar a roupa de
    Antonym: vestir
    A moça despiu-se antes de deitar na cama.
    The lady undressed before lying in bed.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal despir
Personal despir despires despir despirmos despirdes despirem
Gerund
despindo
Past participle
Masculine despido despidos
Feminine despida despidas
Indicative
Present dispo despes despe despimos despis despem
Imperfect despia despias despia despíamos despíeis despiam
Preterite despi despiste despiu despimos despistes despiram
Pluperfect despira despiras despira despíramos despíreis despiram
Future despirei despirás despirá despiremos despireis despirão
Conditional despiria despirias despiria despiríamos despiríeis despiriam
Subjunctive
Present dispa dispas dispa dispamos dispais dispam
Imperfect despisse despisses despisse despíssemos despísseis despissem
Future despir despires despir despirmos despirdes despirem
Imperative
Affirmative despe dispa dispamos despi dispam
Negative (não) não dispas não dispa não dispamos não dispais não dispam

Derived terms

See also

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