Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish herver, from Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (be hot, boil).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbiɾ/ [eɾˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: her‧vir

Verb

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hervir (first-person singular present hiervo, first-person singular preterite herví, past participle hervido)

  1. to boil
    Synonyms: bullir, cocer
  2. to seethe
  3. to teem
    hervir de vidato teem with life

Conjugation

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