mirrar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

mirrar (first-person singular present mirro, first-person singular preterite mirrí, past participle mirrat)

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Conjugation

Galician

Alternative forms

  • milrar

Etymology

From mirra (myrrh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.ˈraɾ/

Verb

mirrar (first-person singular present mirro, first-person singular preterite mirrei, past participle mirrado)

  1. (archaic) to apply myrrh
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 594:
      Et mandou que metessem dentro o corpo de Paris et que fose ante ben ongido et bẽ mirrado.
      And he ordered to put inside the body of Paris, well anointed and well myhrred
  2. to wither, age
    Synonyms: alfar, murchar

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References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈʁa(ʁ)/ [miˈha(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /miˈʁa(ɾ)/ [miˈha(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /miˈʁa(ʁ)/ [miˈχa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈʁa(ɻ)/ [miˈha(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʁaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʁa.ɾi/

Verb

mirrar (first-person singular present mirro, first-person singular preterite mirrei, past participle mirrado)

  1. to wither
    1. (intransitive, of plants) to dry up or shrivel
    2. (transitive, of plants) to cause to dry up or shrivel
    3. (intransitive, figurative) to lose vigour or power
    4. (transitive, figurative) to cause to lose vigour or power

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