diminuir

See also: diminuír

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin diminuere (to break into small pieces; to diminish).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mi.nuˈi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mi.nʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.miˈnwi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.miˈnwi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mi.nuˈi(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒi.mi.nʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.miˈnwi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mi.nuˈi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mi.nʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.miˈnwi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.miˈnwi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mi.nuˈi(ɻ)/ [d͡ʒi.mi.nʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.miˈnwi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.miˈnwiɾ/, /dɨ.miˈnwiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.miˈnwi.ɾi/, /dɨ.miˈnwi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: di‧mi‧nu‧ir

Verb

diminuir (first-person singular present diminuo, first-person singular preterite diminuí, past participle diminuído)

  1. to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
  2. to reduce, shorten
  3. to lower

Conjugation

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