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abatir

  1. past infinitive of abatar

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. Compare English abate.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abaˈtiɾ/ [a.β̞aˈt̪iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧tir

Verb

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abatir (first-person singular present abato, first-person singular preterite abatí, past participle abatido)

  1. (transitive) to bring down, to shoot down
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to swoop down
  3. (transitive, reflexive) to demolish, to knock down, to defeat
    Synonyms: derrocar, derribar, tumbar
  4. (transitive, reflexive) to depress (to make depressed) or discourage
  5. (obsolete, transitive, reflexive) to humble

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References

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  1. ^ Corriente, Federico (2019 March 11) “Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española”, in NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014[1] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy, archived from the original on 17 December 2020

Further reading

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From abad (abbot) +‎ tir (land).

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Noun

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abatir m (plural abatiroedd)

  1. abbey land

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
abatir unchanged unchanged habatir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “abatir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies