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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskuˈriɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: es‧cu‧rrir
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish escorrer, from Latin excurrere (whence English excursion). Cf. also Portuguese escorrer, Asturian escorrer, Galician escorrentar.
Verb
escurrir (first-person singular present escurro, first-person singular preterite escurrí, past participle escurrido)
- to drain, to strain
- to wring
Escurrió la camisa y la tendió a secar.- She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.
- (reflexive) to slip away, escape
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 escurrir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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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 escurrir
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| dative
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escurrirme
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escurrirte
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escurrirle, escurrirse
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escurrirnos
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escurriros
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escurrirles, escurrirse
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| accusative
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escurrirme
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escurrirte
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escurrirlo, escurrirla, escurrirse
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escurrirnos
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escurriros
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escurrirlos, escurrirlas, escurrirse
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| with gerund escurriendo
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| dative
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escurriéndome
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escurriéndote
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escurriéndole, escurriéndose
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escurriéndonos
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escurriéndoos
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escurriéndoles, escurriéndose
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| accusative
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escurriéndome
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escurriéndote
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escurriéndolo, escurriéndola, escurriéndose
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escurriéndonos
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escurriéndoos
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escurriéndolos, escurriéndolas, escurriéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative escurre
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| dative
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escúrreme
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escúrrete
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escúrrele
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escúrrenos
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not used
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escúrreles
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| accusative
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escúrreme
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escúrrete
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escúrrelo, escúrrela
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escúrrenos
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not used
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escúrrelos, escúrrelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative escurrí
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| dative
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escurrime
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escurrite
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escurrile
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escurrinos
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not used
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escurriles
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| accusative
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escurrime
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escurrite
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escurrilo, escurrila
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escurrinos
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not used
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escurrilos, escurrilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative escurra
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| dative
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escúrrame
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not used
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escúrrale, escúrrase
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escúrranos
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not used
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escúrrales
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| accusative
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escúrrame
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not used
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escúrralo, escúrrala, escúrrase
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escúrranos
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not used
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escúrralos, escúrralas
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| with first-person plural imperative escurramos
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| dative
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not used
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escurrámoste
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escurrámosle
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escurrámonos
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escurrámoos
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escurrámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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escurrámoste
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escurrámoslo, escurrámosla
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escurrámonos
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escurrámoos
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escurrámoslos, escurrámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative escurrid
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| dative
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escurridme
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not used
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escurridle
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escurridnos
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escurríos
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escurridles
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| accusative
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escurridme
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not used
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escurridlo, escurridla
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escurridnos
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escurríos
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escurridlos, escurridlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative escurran
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| dative
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escúrranme
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not used
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escúrranle
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escúrrannos
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not used
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escúrranles, escúrranse
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| accusative
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escúrranme
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not used
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escúrranlo, escúrranla
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escúrrannos
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not used
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escúrranlos, escúrranlas, escúrranse
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Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Spanish escurrir, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, cognate with Italian scorgere (“to see, notice; guide, escort”).
Verb
escurrir (first-person singular present escurro, first-person singular preterite escurrí, past participle escurrido)
- (obsolete) to accompany someone out to say goodbye
Further reading
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “correr”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 210
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “escurrir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 722
- “escurrir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014