compor

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere, present active infinitive of compōno.

Verb

compor (first-person singular present compoño, first-person singular preterite compuxen, past participle composto)
compor (first-person singular present componho, first-person singular preterite compugem or compus, past participle composto, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to compose, assemble
  2. to repair

Usage notes

While compoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form compor and the correspondingly different conjugation.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: com‧por

Verb

compor (first-person singular present componho, first-person singular preterite compus, past participle composto)

  1. (transitive) to compose

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