decrescer

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin dēcrēscere.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.kɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [de.kɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.kɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.kɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [de.kɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.kɾeˈse(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨ.kɾɨʃˈseɾ/, (natural pronunciation) /dɨ.kɾɨˈʃeɾ/

  • Hyphenation: de‧cres‧cer

Verb

decrescer (first-person singular present decresço, first-person singular preterite decresci, past participle decrescido)

  1. dwindle (to decrease, shrink, vanish)
    Synonym: diminuir

Conjugation
    Conjugation of decrescer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal decrescer
Personal decrescer decresceres decrescer decrescermos decrescerdes decrescerem
Gerund
decrescendo
Past participle
Masculine decrescido decrescidos
Feminine decrescida decrescidas
Indicative
Present decresço decresces decresce decrescemos decresceis decrescem
Imperfect decrescia decrescias decrescia decrescíamos decrescíeis decresciam
Preterite decresci decresceste decresceu decrescemos decrescestes decresceram
Pluperfect decrescera decresceras decrescera decrescêramos decrescêreis decresceram
Future decrescerei decrescerás decrescerá decresceremos decrescereis decrescerão
Conditional decresceria decrescerias decresceria decresceríamos decresceríeis decresceriam
Subjunctive
Present decresça decresças decresça decresçamos decresçais decresçam
Imperfect decrescesse decrescesses decrescesse decrescêssemos decrescêsseis decrescessem
Future decrescer decresceres decrescer decrescermos decrescerdes decrescerem
Imperative
Affirmative decresce decresça decresçamos decrescei decresçam
Negative (não) não decresças não decresça não decresçamos não decresçais não decresçam
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