contreure

Catalan

Alternative forms

• contraure

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrahere; adapted to inherited treure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konˈtɾew.ɾe]

Verb

contreure (first-person singular present contrec or contrac, first-person singular preterite contraguí, past participle contret); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

1. (transitive) to contract (to acquire)
2. (grammar, transitive) to contract (to shorten by omitting letters)
3. (transitive, reflexive) to contract (to draw together or nearer)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of contreure (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)

infinitive			contreure
gerund			contraient
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		contret		contreta
		plural		contrets		contretes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	contrec, contrac	contreus, contraus	contreu, contrau	contraiem	contraieu	contreuen, contrauen
	imperfect	contreia	contreies	contreia	contrèiem	contrèieu	contreien
	future	contrauré	contrauràs	contraurà	contraurem	contraureu	contrauran
	preterite	contraguí	contragueres	contragué	contraguérem	contraguéreu	contragueren
	conditional	contrauria	contrauries	contrauria	contrauríem	contrauríeu	contraurien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	contregui	contreguis	contregui	contraguem	contragueu	contreguin
	imperfect	contragués	contraguessis	contragués	contraguéssim	contraguéssiu	contraguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	contreu, contrau	contregui	contraguem	contraieu	contreguin
	negative (no)	—	no contreguis	no contregui	no contraguem	no contragueu	no contreguin

Related terms

• contracció
• treure

Further reading

• “contreure” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.