sofrir

sofrir (first-person singular indicative present sofro, past participle sofríu)

1. Alternative form of sufrir

Inherited from Old Catalan sofrir~soferir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, from Latin sufferre (whence the Old Catalan variant soferre).

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sofrir (first-person singular present sofreixo, first-person singular preterite sofrí, past participle sofert or sofrit)

1. to tolerate, to accept, to put up with
2. to undergo, to be subject to
3. to suffer

   Synonym: patir

• “sofrir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sofrir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “sofrir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “sofrir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• suffrir, susfrir

From Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, from Latin sufferre.

sofrir

1. to suffer (endure pain/discomfort)

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem suefr distinct from the unstressed stem sofr, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• French: souffrir
• → Middle English: suffren
  • English: suffer

• suffrir, sufrir

From Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, from Latin sufferre.

sofrir

1. to suffer (endure pain/discomfort)

• Occitan: sofrir

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sufferre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 12: Sk–š, page 399