crecer

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin crēscere.

Verb

crecer

  1. to grow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese crecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Latin crēscere. Compare Portuguese crescer.

Pronunciation

Verb

crecer (first-person singular present crezo, first-person singular preterite crecín, past participle crecido)
crecer (first-person singular present creço, first-person singular preterite crecim or creci, past participle crecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to grow

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References

  • crecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • crecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • crecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • crecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crēscere.

Pronunciation

Verb

crecer

  1. (intransitive) to grow

Descendants

  • Galician: crecer
  • Portuguese: crescer

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

crecer (first-person singular present creço, first-person singular preterite creci, past participle crecido)

  1. Obsolete spelling of crescer

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cresçer, from Latin crēscĕre, from Proto-Italic *krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (to grow, become bigger). Compare French croître, Italian crescere and English crescent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kɾeˈseɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: cre‧cer

Verb

crecer (first-person singular present crezco, first-person singular preterite crecí, past participle crecido)

  1. to grow
    Antonym: decrecer

Conjugation

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Further reading