Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin specificāre.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

especificar (first-person singular present especifico, first-person singular preterite especifiquí, past participle especificat)

  1. (transitive) to specify

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Late Latin specificāre. By surface analysis, específico +‎ -ar or espécie +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pe.si.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [is.pe.si.fiˈka(h)], /es.pe.si.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [es.pe.si.fiˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pe.si.fiˈka(ɾ)/, /es.pe.si.fiˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pe.si.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pe.si.fiˈka(χ)], /eʃ.pe.si.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pe.si.fiˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pe.si.fiˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.si.fiˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.si.fiˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ci‧fi‧car

Verb edit

especificar (first-person singular present especifico, first-person singular preterite especifiquei, past participle especificado)

  1. (transitive) to specify

Conjugation edit

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin specificāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /espeθifiˈkaɾ/ [es.pe.θi.fiˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /espesifiˈkaɾ/ [es.pe.si.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧ci‧fi‧car

Verb edit

especificar (first-person singular present especifico, first-person singular preterite especifiqué, past participle especificado)

  1. (transitive) to specify

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit