Catalan

Verb

ajudar ‎(first-person singular present ajudo, past participle ajudat)

1. to help, aid

Conjugation

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal [Term?], from Latin adiūtāre, present active infinitive of adiūtō ‎(“I help”).

Verb

ajudar

1. to help, to aid

Synonyms

• aidar

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin adiūtāre, present active infinitive of adiūtō ‎(“I help”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒu.ˈdaɾ/

Verb

aiudar

1. to help
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):

     Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.‎

     This 19th is how Holy Mary helped the empress of Rome suffer the great pains she underwent.

Related terms

• ajuda

Descendants

• Galician: axudar
• Portuguese: ajudar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ajudar, from Latin adiūtāre, present active infinitive of adiūtō ‎(“I help”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʒu.ˈðaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʒu.ˈdaχ/, /a.ʒu.ˈdaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ju‧dar

Verb

ajudar ‎(first-person singular present indicative ajudo, past participle ajudado)

1. to help, aid; to assist

   Ajude-me.‎

   Help me.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ajudar.

Conjugation

Related terms

• ajuda
• ajudante