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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cobrir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō. Cognate with Spanish cubrir, Portuguese cobrir, English cover, among others.
Pronunciation
Verb
cubrir (first-person singular present cubro, third-person singular present cobre, first-person singular preterite cubrín, past participle coberto)
- to cover
- Synonyms: abrigar, tapar
1294, J. L. Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 270:mandolle tomar essa meda do colmo que y se para cobrir esas casas da Meruca- I order him to take that stack of thatch which is there to cover Meruca's houses
1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 172:filla o vinagre ben forte e a greda alva muda et pouco de sal ben mundo, e amasa todo moi ben ata que se faça ende ũa pasta mole, e desta pasta cubri todolos colloos moi ben- take a strong vinegar and ground white clay and a little salt, finely ground, and mix very well everything till it becames a soft paste, and with this paste cover very well the bollocks
- to shelter
- Synonyms: abrigar, acubillar, agarimar
- (zoology) to cover, to mount
- Synonym: montar
Conjugation
Conjugation of cubrir (u-o alternation in present singular)
Related terms
References
- “cobrir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “cobrir” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cobrir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cubrir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cubrir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish cubrir, cobrir, from Latin cooperīre. Cognate with English cover.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈbɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: cu‧brir
Verb
cubrir (first-person singular present cubro, first-person singular preterite cubrí, past participle cubierto)
- (transitive) to cover
- Synonym: tapar
- (zoology) to cover, to mount
- (reflexive) to cover oneself
- Synonym: revestir
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of cubrir (irregular)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive cubrir
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| dative
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cubrirme
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cubrirte
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cubrirle, cubrirse
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cubrirnos
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cubriros
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cubrirles, cubrirse
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| accusative
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cubrirme
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cubrirte
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cubrirlo, cubrirla, cubrirse
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cubrirnos
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cubriros
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cubrirlos, cubrirlas, cubrirse
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| with gerund cubriendo
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| dative
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cubriéndome
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cubriéndote
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cubriéndole, cubriéndose
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cubriéndonos
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cubriéndoos
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cubriéndoles, cubriéndose
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| accusative
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cubriéndome
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cubriéndote
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cubriéndolo, cubriéndola, cubriéndose
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cubriéndonos
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cubriéndoos
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cubriéndolos, cubriéndolas, cubriéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative cubre
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| dative
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cúbreme
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cúbrete
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cúbrele
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cúbrenos
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not used
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cúbreles
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| accusative
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cúbreme
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cúbrete
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cúbrelo, cúbrela
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cúbrenos
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not used
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cúbrelos, cúbrelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative cubrí
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| dative
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cubrime
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cubrite
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cubrile
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cubrinos
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not used
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cubriles
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| accusative
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cubrime
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cubrite
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cubrilo, cubrila
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cubrinos
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not used
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cubrilos, cubrilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative cubra
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| dative
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cúbrame
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not used
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cúbrale, cúbrase
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cúbranos
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not used
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cúbrales
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| accusative
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cúbrame
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not used
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cúbralo, cúbrala, cúbrase
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cúbranos
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not used
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cúbralos, cúbralas
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| with first-person plural imperative cubramos
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| dative
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not used
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cubrámoste
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cubrámosle
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cubrámonos
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cubrámoos
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cubrámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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cubrámoste
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cubrámoslo, cubrámosla
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cubrámonos
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cubrámoos
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cubrámoslos, cubrámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative cubrid
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| dative
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cubridme
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not used
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cubridle
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cubridnos
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cubríos
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cubridles
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| accusative
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cubridme
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not used
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cubridlo, cubridla
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cubridnos
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cubríos
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cubridlos, cubridlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative cubran
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| dative
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cúbranme
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not used
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cúbranle
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cúbrannos
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not used
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cúbranles, cúbranse
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| accusative
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cúbranme
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not used
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cúbranlo, cúbranla
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cúbrannos
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not used
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cúbranlos, cúbranlas, cúbranse
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Derived terms
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