menysprear

Catalan

Etymology

From menyspreu (“contempt”) +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish menospreciar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌmɛɲs.pɾeˈa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌmeɲs.pɾeˈa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌmeɲs.pɾeˈaɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Homophone: menyspreà
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

menysprear (first-person singular present menyspreo, first-person singular preterite menyspreí, past participle menyspreat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

  1. (transitive) to look down on, regard with contempt
  2. (transitive) to despise
  3. (transitive) to reject

Conjugation

    Conjugation of menysprear (first conjugation)
infinitive menysprear
gerund menyspreant
past participle masculine feminine
singular menyspreat menyspreada
plural menyspreats menyspreades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present menyspreo menysprees menysprea menyspreem menyspreeu menyspreen
imperfect menyspreava menyspreaves menyspreava menyspreàvem menyspreàveu menyspreaven
future menysprearé menysprearàs menysprearà menysprearem menyspreareu menysprearan
preterite menyspreí menyspreares menyspreà menyspreàrem menyspreàreu menysprearen
conditional menysprearia menysprearies menysprearia menysprearíem menysprearíeu menysprearien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present menyspreï menyspreïs menyspreï menyspreem menyspreeu menyspreïn
imperfect menyspreés menyspreessis menyspreés menyspreéssim menyspreéssiu menyspreessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — menysprea menyspreï menyspreem menyspreeu menyspreïn
negative (no) — no menyspreïs no menyspreï no menyspreem no menyspreeu no menyspreïn

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