padecer

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese padecer, presumably derived via some (unattested?) derivative of Vulgar Latin *patīre, from Latin patī. Compare Spanish padecer.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧de‧cer

Verb

padecer (first-person singular present padeço, first-person singular preterite padeci, past participle padecido)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to suffer
    Synonym: sofrer
    O cão padeceu de fome e sede.The dog suffered from hunger and thirst.
    Meu irmão padeceu de dores praticamente insuportáveis.My brother suffered pain that was practically unbearable.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish padesçer, derived from padir,[1] from Vulgar Latin *patīre, from Latin patī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /padeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /padeˈseɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pa‧de‧cer

Verb

padecer (first-person singular present padezco, first-person singular preterite padecí, past participle padecido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to suffer
    Synonyms: adolecer, sufrir

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References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1985) “padecer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 334

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