detestar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detestārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

detestar (first-person singular present detesto, first-person singular preterite detestí, past participle detestat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to detest

Conjugation

Further reading

Interlingua

Verb

detestar

  1. to detest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of detestar
infinitive detestar
participle present perfect
detestante detestate
active simple perfect
present detesta ha detestate
past detestava habeva detestate
future detestara habera detestate
conditional detestarea haberea detestate
imperative detesta
passive simple perfect
present es detestate ha essite detestate
past esseva detestate habeva essite detestate
future essera detestate habera essite detestate
conditional esserea detestate haberea essite detestate
imperative sia detestate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin detestārī, likely borrowed.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.tesˈta(ʁ)/ [de.tesˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.tesˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.teʃˈta(ʁ)/ [de.teʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.tesˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.tɨʃˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.tɨʃˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: de‧tes‧tar

Verb

detestar (first-person singular present detesto, first-person singular preterite detestei, past participle detestado)

  1. to detest, loathe, abominate

Conjugation

Quotations

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See also

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin detestāri, detestor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /detesˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.t̪esˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧tes‧tar

Verb

detestar (first-person singular present detesto, first-person singular preterite detesté, past participle detestado)

  1. to detest, to loathe, to abominate

Conjugation

See also

Further reading