Asturian

Verb

parir (first-person singular indicative present paro, past participle paríu)

1. to give birth

Conjugation

Related terms

• partu

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

parir ‎(first-person singular present pareixo, past participle parit)

1. to give birth

Conjugation

Synonyms

• donar a llum

Related terms

• part

See also

• néixer

Galician

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

parir ‎(first-person singular present pairo, first-person singular preterite parín, past participle parido)

1. to give birth
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of parir
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of parir

Conjugation

Synonyms

• dar a luz

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō ‎(“I bear, I give birth to”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‎(“to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾiɾ/

Verb

parir

1. to give birth, to bear
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 122 (facsimile):

     […] bẽeita tu / eſ mia ſennor que pariſte iheſu / xp̃o.

     […] you are blessed, my Lady, who bore Jesus Christ.

Descendants

• Galician: parir
• Portuguese: parir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese parir ‎(“to give birth”), from Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō ‎(“I bear, I give birth to”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‎(“to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈɾiɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾi(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rir

Verb

parir ‎(past participle parido)

1. (slightly derogatory) to give birth (to a human baby)
   • 1694, Bartolomeu do Quental, Sermoens, page 123:

     Com eſte exemplo provou o Anjo à Senhora, que podia conceber, & parir […]

     With this example the Angel proved to the Lady, that she could conceive and give birth […]

2. to give birth (to cubs)

   A cadela pariu três cachorros.‎

   The dog gave birth to three pups.

   A montanha pariu um rato.‎

   The mountain gave birth to a mouse.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• dar à luz

Derived terms

• parideira

Related terms

• parteira
• parto

See also

• nascer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

parir ‎(first-person singular present paro, first-person singular preterite parí, past participle parido)

1. (vulgar in some areas) to give birth

Usage notes

• Parir is more commonly used in Spain, and is rarely used by Central- and South-Americans, as they believe parir is vulgar, in the sense that it is used to describe when animals give birth. Instead, they use the phrase "dar a luz", which means literally "to give to light."

Conjugation

Synonyms

• dar a luz

Related terms

• parto

See also

• nacer