Catalan

Verb

cobrir ‎(first-person singular present cobreixo, past participle cobert)

1. to cover

Conjugation

as servir, except for the past participle (cobert)

Related terms

• cobert adj, m
• coberta f
• cobertada f
• cobertat adj
• coberteria f
• cobertor m
• cobertora f
• cobertorat adj
• cobrebanyera f
• cobrecalze m
• cobrellit m
• cobrent adj
• cobreobjectes m
• cobretaula m
• cobricel m
• cobricelar verb
• cobriespatlles m
• cobriment m

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• cubrir
• curbi

Etymology

Latin cooperiō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French covrir.

Verb

cobrir

1. to cover
   • 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Bel m’es can eu vei la brolha

     e.lh ram son cubert de folha

     and the branches are covered with leaves

Descendants

• Catalan: cobrir

References

• (fr)(de) cooperīre in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cobrir, from Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ku.bɾi(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.bɾi(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.βɾiɾ/

Verb

cobrir ‎(first-person singular present indicative cubro, past participle coberto)

1. cover (to conceal or protect)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• tapar, ocultar

Antonyms

• descobrir

Related terms

• coberto, descoberto, cobertor, cobrimento
• descobrir