perecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *perēscere, from Latin pereō.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [pe.ɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pe.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pe.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [pe.ɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/

Verb

perecer (first-person singular present pereço, first-person singular preterite pereci, past participle perecido)

  1. to perish, die

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *perescere, derived from Latin perīre, whence also Old Spanish perir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾeˈθeɾ/ [pe.ɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /peɾeˈseɾ/ [pe.ɾeˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧re‧cer

Verb

perecer (first-person singular present perezco, first-person singular preterite perecí, past participle perecido)

  1. (intransitive) to die, to perish (cease to live)
    Synonym: morir
  2. to long for

Conjugation

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