pronunciar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōnūntiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [pɾu.nun.siˈa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.nun.siˈa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.nun.siˈaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧ar

Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronuncií, past participle pronunciat)

  1. (transitive) to pronounce
  2. (transitive) to deliver (a speech)
  3. (transitive) to say
    • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
      No sabia pronunciar paraules severes
      He didn't know how to say harsh words
  4. (pronominal) to pass sentence

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Galician

Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronunciei, past participle pronunciado)

  1. (transitive) to pronounce

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Interlingua

Verb

pronunciar

  1. (transitive) to pronounce

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pronunciar
infinitive pronunciar
participle present perfect
pronunciante pronunciate
active simple perfect
present pronuncia ha pronunciate
past pronunciava habeva pronunciate
future pronunciara habera pronunciate
conditional pronunciarea haberea pronunciate
imperative pronuncia
passive simple perfect
present es pronunciate ha essite pronunciate
past esseva pronunciate habeva essite pronunciate
future essera pronunciate habera essite pronunciate
conditional esserea pronunciate haberea essite pronunciate
imperative sia pronunciate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prōnūntiāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ɾ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.nũˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.nũ.siˈa(ɻ)/ [pɾo.nũ.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.nũˈsja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.nũˈsjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.nũˈsja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧ar

Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronunciei, past participle pronunciado)

  1. (transitive) to pronounce
  2. (reflexive) to express oneself, to speak up, to make one's opinion known

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prōnūntiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾonunˈθjaɾ/ [pɾo.nũn̟ˈθjaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /pɾonunˈsjaɾ/ [pɾo.nũnˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧nun‧ciar

Verb

pronunciar (first-person singular present pronuncio, first-person singular preterite pronuncié, past participle pronunciado)

  1. (transitive) to pronounce
  2. (transitive) to deliver a lecture, a speech, etc.
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 318:
      Toda médica o médico que se respeta, no pronuncia diagnóstico alguno sin tener a la vista las aguas del enfermo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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