infectar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnfectāre, from īnfectus (“tainted”). First attested in 1696.[1]
Verb edit
infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infectí, past participle infectat); root stress: (Central, Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness)
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References edit
- ^ “infectar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “infectar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “infectar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “infectar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin infectāre, from infectus (“tainted”).
Verb edit
infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infectei, past participle infectado)
- (transitive) to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness)
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Further reading edit
- “infectar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnfectāre, from īnfectus (“tainted”).
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infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infectei, past participle infectado) (Brazilian spelling, European spelling)
- to infect
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1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnfectāre, from infectus (“tainted”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infecté, past participle infectado)
- (transitive) to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness)
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “infectar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014