devecer
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)
- (intransitive) to decrease, lessen
- Synonym: minguar
- (transitive with por) to covet
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of devecer (c-z alternation)
References edit
- “devecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “devecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “devecer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “deber”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos