punir

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan punir, from Latin pūnīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

punir (first-person singular present puneixo, first-person singular preterite puní, past participle punit)

  1. (transitive) to punish
    Synonym: castigar

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French punir, from Old French punir, from Latin pūnīre. May have been borrowed due to its late appearance.

Pronunciation

Verb

punir

  1. to punish

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin pūnīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈniɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: pu‧nir

Verb

punir (first-person singular present puno, first-person singular preterite punín, past participle punido)
punir (first-person singular present puno, first-person singular preterite punim or puni, past participle punido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to punish
    Synonym: castigar

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French punir, from Latin pūnīre, present infinitive of pūniō.

Verb

punir

  1. to punish

Descendants

  • French: punir

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan punir, from Latin pūnīre, present infinitive of pūniō.

Pronunciation

Verb

punir

  1. to punish
    Synonym: castigar

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin pūnīre, present infinitive of pūniō.

Verb

punir

  1. to punish

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin pūnīre, present infinitive of pūniō.

Verb

punir

  1. to punish

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pūnīre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pu‧nir

Verb

punir (first-person singular present puno, first-person singular preterite puni, past participle punido)

  1. (transitive) to punish

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūnīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈniɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pu‧nir

Verb

punir (first-person singular present puno, first-person singular preterite puní, past participle punido)

  1. (transitive) to punish
    Synonym: castigar

Conjugation

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