prohibir
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prohibēre (“to prohibit”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [pɾu.iˈβi]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.iˈbi]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.iˈbiɾ]
Audio (Catalonia): (file) - Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
- Hyphenation: pro‧hi‧bir
- Homophone: prohibí (except Valencian)
Verb
prohibir (first-person singular present prohibeixo, first-person singular preterite prohibí, past participle prohibit)
- (transitive) to prohibit
Conjugation
Related terms
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prohibēre (“prohibit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoiˈbiɾ/ [pɾo.iˈβ̞iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Hyphenation: pro‧hi‧bir
Verb
prohibir (first-person singular present prohibo, first-person singular preterite prohibín, past participle prohibido)
- (transitive) to forbid, to prohibit, to enjoin
- Synonyms: abolir, non permitir
- Antonyms: autorizar, permitir
- prohíbese fumar ― “no smoking” (literally, “smoking is prohibited”)
- prohibido estacionar ― “no parking”
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “prohibir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Verb
prohibir (first-person singular present prohibo, first-person singular preterite prohibi, past participle prohibido)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of proibir.
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prohibēre (“prohibit”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoiˈbiɾ/ [pɾoi̯ˈβ̞iɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: prohi‧bir
Verb
prohibir (first-person singular present prohíbo, first-person singular preterite prohibí, past participle prohibido)
- (transitive) to forbid, prohibit, enjoin
- Synonyms: desautorizar, inhibir, interdecir, ilegitimar, no permitir, privar, vedar
- se prohíbe fumar ― no smoking (literally, “smoking is prohibited”)
- prohibido estacionar ― no parking
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive prohibir | dative | prohibirme | prohibirte | prohibirle, prohibirse | prohibirnos | prohibiros | prohibirles, prohibirse |
| accusative | prohibirme | prohibirte | prohibirlo, prohibirla, prohibirse | prohibirnos | prohibiros | prohibirlos, prohibirlas, prohibirse | |
| with gerund prohibiendo | dative | prohibiéndome | prohibiéndote | prohibiéndole, prohibiéndose | prohibiéndonos | prohibiéndoos | prohibiéndoles, prohibiéndose |
| accusative | prohibiéndome | prohibiéndote | prohibiéndolo, prohibiéndola, prohibiéndose | prohibiéndonos | prohibiéndoos | prohibiéndolos, prohibiéndolas, prohibiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative prohíbe | dative | prohíbeme | prohíbete | prohíbele | prohíbenos | not used | prohíbeles |
| accusative | prohíbeme | prohíbete | prohíbelo, prohíbela | prohíbenos | not used | prohíbelos, prohíbelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative prohibí | dative | prohibime | prohibite | prohibile | prohibinos | not used | prohibiles |
| accusative | prohibime | prohibite | prohibilo, prohibila | prohibinos | not used | prohibilos, prohibilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative prohíba | dative | prohíbame | not used | prohíbale, prohíbase | prohíbanos | not used | prohíbales |
| accusative | prohíbame | not used | prohíbalo, prohíbala, prohíbase | prohíbanos | not used | prohíbalos, prohíbalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative prohibamos | dative | not used | prohibámoste | prohibámosle | prohibámonos | prohibámoos | prohibámosles |
| accusative | not used | prohibámoste | prohibámoslo, prohibámosla | prohibámonos | prohibámoos | prohibámoslos, prohibámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative prohibid | dative | prohibidme | not used | prohibidle | prohibidnos | prohibíos | prohibidles |
| accusative | prohibidme | not used | prohibidlo, prohibidla | prohibidnos | prohibíos | prohibidlos, prohibidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative prohíban | dative | prohíbanme | not used | prohíbanle | prohíbannos | not used | prohíbanles, prohíbanse |
| accusative | prohíbanme | not used | prohíbanlo, prohíbanla | prohíbannos | not used | prohíbanlos, prohíbanlas, prohíbanse | |
Related terms
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “prohibir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “prohibir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024