Aragonese edit

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Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Verb edit

escribir

  1. write

References edit

  • escribir”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian edit

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Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Verb edit

escribir (first-person singular indicative present escribo, past participle escribíu)

  1. to write

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Galician edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese escrivir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere. Distant cognate of English shrive.

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Verb edit

escribir (first-person singular present escribo, first-person singular preterite escribín, past participle escrito)

  1. to write

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References edit

  • escrivir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • escriu” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • escribir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • escribir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • escribir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish edit

Sense 1

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish escrivir, from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/ [es.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧bir

Verb edit

escribir (first-person singular present escribo, first-person singular preterite escribí, past participle escrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) escripto)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
    Synonyms: redactar, (Belize) raitiar
    Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno.
    She writes all her ideas in a notebook.
    ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido?
    How do you spell your last name?
    (literally, “How is your last name written?”)
  2. (transitive) to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.))
    Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII.
    Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century.
  3. (intransitive) to write (to be an author)
    Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir.
    After publishing her first book, she stopped writing.
  4. (transitive) to write (to send written information to)
    Luego te escribo un mensaje.
    I'll send you a message later.
    (literally, “I'll write you a message later.”)
    Escríbete una nota.
    Write yourself a note.

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