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beber

beber

Aragonese

Verb

beber

  1. to drink

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō (I drink).

Verb

beber

  1. to drink

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese beber, bever, from Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō (I drink).

Verb

beber (first-person singular present bebo, first-person singular preterite bebín, past participle bebido)

  1. to drink

Conjugation

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

beber m (genitive bebrī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) beaver

Synonyms

Declension

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

Case Singular Plural
nominative beber bebrī
genitive bebrī bebrōrum
dative bebrō bebrīs
accusative bebrum bebrōs
ablative bebrō bebrīs
vocative beber1 bebrī

1May also be bebre.

References


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese beber, bever (to drink), from Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō (I drink), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti.

Cognate with Galician beber, Spanish beber, Catalan beure, Occitan beure, French boire, Italian bere and Romanian bea.

Pronunciation

Verb

beber (first-person singular present indicative bebo, past participle bebido)

  1. (transitive) to drink (something);
    "Ele está bebendo água." - He is drinking water.
  2. (intransitive) to consume alcoholic beverages;
    "João bebeu muito na festa." - John drank a lot at the party.
  3. (intransitive) to drink something.
    "Preciso beber!" - I need to drink!

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: bebe

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) baiver
  • (Sursilvan) beiber
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bever

Etymology

From Latin bibō, bibere.

Verb

beber

  1. (Sutsilvan) to drink

Spanish

Etymology

Re-latinized from Old Spanish bever, from Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō (I drink), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti. Cognate with Portuguese beber, Italian bere, French boire, Romanian bea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [beˈβeɾ]

Verb

beber (first-person singular present bebo, first-person singular preterite bebí, past participle bebido)

  1. to drink

Conjugation

Synonyms

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