Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbi(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧bir

Verb

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escribir

  1. to write

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  • escribir”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/, [es.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧bir

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escribir (first-person singular indicative present escribo, past participle escribíu)

  1. to write

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese escrivir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere. Distant cognate of English shrive.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/ [es̺.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧bir

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escribir (first-person singular present escribo, first-person singular preterite escribín, past participle escrito)

  1. to write

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Spanish

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Sense 1

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish escrivir, from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/ [es.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧bir

Verb

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escribir (first-person singular present escribo, first-person singular preterite escribí, past participle escrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) escripto)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
    Synonyms: redactar, (Belize) raitiar
    Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno.
    She writes all her ideas in a notebook.
    ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido?
    How do you spell your last name?
    (literally, “How is your last name written?”)
  2. (transitive) to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.))
    Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII.
    Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century.
  3. (intransitive) to write (to be an author)
    Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir.
    After publishing her first book, she stopped writing.
  4. (transitive) to write (to send written information to)
    Luego te escribo un mensaje.
    I'll send you a message later.
    (literally, “I'll write you a message later.”)
    Escríbete una nota.
    Write yourself a note.

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