Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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escolher

  1. to choose
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Descendants

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  • Galician: escoller
  • Portuguese: escolher

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escolher, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (to gather). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Catalan escollir.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.koˈʎe(ʁ)/ [is.koˈʎe(h)], /es.koˈʎe(ʁ)/ [es.koˈʎe(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧lher

Verb

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escolher (first-person singular present escolho, first-person singular preterite escolhi, past participle escolhido)

  1. to choose
    Synonyms: eleger, selecionar

Conjugation

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