Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish yazer, inherited from Latin iacēre, iaceō, from Proto-Italic *jakēō. Cognate with French gésir, Italian giacere, Portuguese jazer, Catalan jeure. Compare English gist and joist.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ʝaˈθeɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ʝaˈseɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈseɾ]
 
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈseɾ/ [ʃaˈseɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈseɾ/ [ʒaˈseɾ]

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: ya‧cer

Verb

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yacer (first-person singular present yazco or yazgo or yago, first-person singular preterite yací, past participle yacido)

  1. to lie; to recline
    Synonyms: reposar, recostar

Conjugation

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