esleír

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish esleer[1], from Vulgar Latin *exlegere, from Latin ēligere, present active infinitive of ēligō. Compare French élire, Italian scegliere. Doublet of elegir, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esleˈiɾ/ [es.leˈiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧le‧ír

Verb

esleír (first-person singular present eslío, first-person singular preterite esleí, past participle esleído)

  1. (obsolete) to elect
  2. (obsolete) to choose
    Synonym: elegir

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