lamentar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lamentāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

lamentar (first-person singular present lamento, first-person singular preterite lamentí, past participle lamentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to lament

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto lamentiEnglish lamentFrench lamenterGerman lamentierenItalian lamentareSpanish lamentar.

Pronunciation

Verb

lamentar (present tense lamentas, past tense lamentis, future tense lamentos, imperative lamentez, conditional lamentus)

  1. (intransitive) to lament

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāmentāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: la‧men‧tar

Verb

lamentar (first-person singular present lamento, first-person singular preterite lamentei, past participle lamentado)

  1. to lament
  2. to be sorry

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Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lamentāre. Cognate with English lament.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lamenˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧men‧tar

Verb

lamentar (first-person singular present lamento, first-person singular preterite lamenté, past participle lamentado)

  1. to lament, to regret
    Synonym: sentir
  2. to mourn (often followed by la muerte de or la pérdida de)
    Synonyms: llorar, plorar (rare)

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