dispensar

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Interlingua

Verb

dispensar

  1. to dispense

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsāre (to weight out, pay out, distribute, regulate, manage, control, dispense), frequentative of dispendō (to weight out), from dis- (apart) + pendō (to weigh).

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃ.pẽˈsaɾ/, /dɨʃ.pẽˈsaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃ.pẽˈsa.ɾi/, /dɨʃ.pẽˈsa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: dis‧pen‧sar

Verb

dispensar (first-person singular present dispenso, first-person singular preterite dispensei, past participle dispensado)

  1. to dispense
  2. to dismiss

Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dispensaire.

Noun

dispensar n (plural dispensare)

  1. dispensary

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dispensar dispensarul dispensare dispensarele
genitive-dative dispensar dispensarului dispensare dispensarelor
vocative dispensarule dispensarelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dispēnsare (to weight out, pay out, distribute, regulate, manage, control, dispense), frequentative of dispendere (to weight out), from dis- (apart) + pendere (to weigh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dispenˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: dis‧pen‧sar

Verb

dispensar (first-person singular present dispenso, first-person singular preterite dispensé, past participle dispensado)

  1. (transitive) to dispense
  2. (transitive) to excuse, pardon
    Synonyms: excusar, personal

Conjugation

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