Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Latin dēficere (to fall short). In that case, it could be its only descendant in a Romance language.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

devecer (first-person singular present devezo, first-person singular preterite devecín, past participle devecido)

  1. (intransitive) to decrease, lessen
    Synonym: minguar
  2. (transitive with por) to covet
    Synonyms: adoecer, anhelar, cobizar, degorar, gorar

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “deber”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos