discernir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discernere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discerneixo, first-person singular preterite discerní, past participle discernit)

  1. (transitive) to distinguish, discern

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Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin discernere (to separate, divide, distinguish, discern), from dis- (apart) + cernere (to separate), present active infinitive of cernō, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discirno, third-person singular present discirne, first-person singular preterite discernín, past participle discernido)
discernir (first-person singular present discirno, third-person singular present discerne, first-person singular preterite discernim or discerni, past participle discernido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to distinguish, discern

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discernere (to separate, divide, distinguish, discern), from dis- (apart) + cernere (to separate), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.seɦˈni(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.seɾˈni(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.seɻˈni(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /diʃ.sɨɾˈniɾ/, /di.sɨɾˈniɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /diʃ.sɨɾˈni.ɾi/, /di.sɨɾˈni.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: dis‧cer‧nir

Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discirno, third-person singular present discerne, first-person singular preterite discerni, past participle discernido)

  1. to distinguish, discern

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discernere (to separate, divide, distinguish, discern), from dis- (apart) + cernere (to separate), present active infinitive of cernō, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /disθeɾˈniɾ/ [d̪is.θeɾˈniɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /diseɾˈniɾ/ [d̪i.seɾˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: dis‧cer‧nir

Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discierno, first-person singular preterite discerní, past participle discernido)

  1. to discern
    Synonym: adivinar
  2. to distinguish
    Synonym: distinguir

Conjugation

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Further reading

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