prostituir
See also: prostituír
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōstituere (“to prostitute, corrupt”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [pɾus.ti.tuˈi]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾos.ti.tuˈi]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾos.ti.tuˈiɾ]
Verb
prostituir (first-person singular present prostitueixo, first-person singular preterite prostituí, past participle prostituït)
- (transitive, pronominal) to prostitute
Conjugation
Conjugation of prostituir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
Further reading
- “prostituir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prōstituere (“to prostitute, to corrupt”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾos.t͡ʃi.tuˈi(ʁ)/ [pɾos.t͡ʃi.tʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾos.t͡ʃiˈtwi(ʁ)/ [pɾos.t͡ʃiˈtwi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾos.t͡ʃi.tuˈi(ɾ)/ [pɾos.t͡ʃi.tʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾos.t͡ʃiˈtwi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾoʃ.t͡ʃi.tuˈi(ʁ)/ [pɾoʃ.t͡ʃi.tʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoʃ.t͡ʃiˈtwi(ʁ)/ [pɾoʃ.t͡ʃiˈtwi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾos.t͡ʃi.tuˈi(ɻ)/ [pɾos.t͡ʃi.tʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾos.t͡ʃiˈtwi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuʃ.tiˈtwiɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuʃ.tiˈtwi.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: pros‧ti‧tu‧ir
Verb
prostituir (first-person singular present prostituo, first-person singular preterite prostituí, past participle prostituído)
- (transitive) to prostitute
- (pronominal) to prostitute oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of prostituir (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Tetum: prostitui
Further reading
- “prostituir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prōstituere (“to prostitute, corrupt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾostiˈtwiɾ/ [pɾos.t̪iˈt̪wiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: pros‧ti‧tuir
Verb
prostituir (first-person singular present prostituyo, first-person singular preterite prostituí, past participle prostituido)
- (transitive) to prostitute
- (pronominal) to prostitute oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of prostituir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of prostituir
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 prostituir | dative | prostituirme | prostituirte | prostituirle, prostituirse | prostituirnos | prostituiros | prostituirles, prostituirse |
| accusative | prostituirme | prostituirte | prostituirlo, prostituirla, prostituirse | prostituirnos | prostituiros | prostituirlos, prostituirlas, prostituirse | |
| with gerund prostituyendo | dative | prostituyéndome | prostituyéndote | prostituyéndole, prostituyéndose | prostituyéndonos | prostituyéndoos | prostituyéndoles, prostituyéndose |
| accusative | prostituyéndome | prostituyéndote | prostituyéndolo, prostituyéndola, prostituyéndose | prostituyéndonos | prostituyéndoos | prostituyéndolos, prostituyéndolas, prostituyéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative prostituye | dative | prostitúyeme | prostitúyete | prostitúyele | prostitúyenos | not used | prostitúyeles |
| accusative | prostitúyeme | prostitúyete | prostitúyelo, prostitúyela | prostitúyenos | not used | prostitúyelos, prostitúyelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative prostituí | dative | prostituime | prostituite | prostituile | prostituinos | not used | prostituiles |
| accusative | prostituime | prostituite | prostituilo, prostituila | prostituinos | not used | prostituilos, prostituilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative prostituya | dative | prostitúyame | not used | prostitúyale, prostitúyase | prostitúyanos | not used | prostitúyales |
| accusative | prostitúyame | not used | prostitúyalo, prostitúyala, prostitúyase | prostitúyanos | not used | prostitúyalos, prostitúyalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative prostituyamos | dative | not used | prostituyámoste | prostituyámosle | prostituyámonos | prostituyámoos | prostituyámosles |
| accusative | not used | prostituyámoste | prostituyámoslo, prostituyámosla | prostituyámonos | prostituyámoos | prostituyámoslos, prostituyámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative prostituid | dative | prostituidme | not used | prostituidle | prostituidnos | prostituíos | prostituidles |
| accusative | prostituidme | not used | prostituidlo, prostituidla | prostituidnos | prostituíos | prostituidlos, prostituidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative prostituyan | dative | prostitúyanme | not used | prostitúyanle | prostitúyannos | not used | prostitúyanles, prostitúyanse |
| accusative | prostitúyanme | not used | prostitúyanlo, prostitúyanla | prostitúyannos | not used | prostitúyanlos, prostitúyanlas, prostitúyanse | |
Conjugation of prostituirse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
- prostitución f
- prostituto m, prostituta f
- puta f, puto m
Further reading
- “prostituir”, 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