preterir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetereō (“to pass by; to disregard”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.teˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.teˈɾi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.teˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.teˈɾi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾe.teˈɾi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾe.teˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.teˈɾi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.teˈɾi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.tɨˈɾiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.tɨˈɾiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.tɨˈɾi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pre‧te‧rir

Verb

preterir (first-person singular present pretiro, third-person singular present pretere, first-person singular preterite preteri, past participle preterido)

1. to omit, pretermit
2. to deprecate, underestimate
3. to postpone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preterir (i-e alternation in present singular) (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	preterir
Personal	preterir	preterires	preterir	preterirmos	preterirdes	preterirem
Gerund
	preterindo
Past participle
Masculine	preterido			preteridos
Feminine	preterida			preteridas
Indicative
Present	pretiro	preteres	pretere	preterimos	preteris	preterem
Imperfect	preteria	preterias	preteria	preteríamos	preteríeis	preteriam
Preterite	preteri	preteriste	preteriu	preterimos	preteristes	preteriram
Pluperfect	preterira	preteriras	preterira	preteríramos	preteríreis	preteriram
Future	preterirei	preterirás	preterirá	preteriremos	preterireis	preterirão
Conditional	preteriria	preteririas	preteriria	preteriríamos	preteriríeis	preteririam
Subjunctive
Present	pretira	pretiras	pretira	pretiramos	pretirais	pretiram
Imperfect	preterisse	preterisses	preterisse	preteríssemos	preterísseis	preterissem
Future	preterir	preterires	preterir	preterirmos	preterirdes	preterirem
Imperative
Affirmative		pretere	pretira	pretiramos	preteri	pretiram
Negative (não)		não pretiras	não pretira	não pretiramos	não pretirais	não pretiram

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetereō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeteˈɾiɾ/ [pɾe.t̪eˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧te‧rir

Verb

preterir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite preterí, past participle preterido)

1. to leave out, to omit

Usage notes

• Used only with forms where the ending begins with -i.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preterir (defective; e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			preterir
gerund			pretiriendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		preterido		preterida
		plural		preteridos		preteridas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	—	—tú preterísvos	—	preterimos	preterís	—
	imperfect	pretería	preterías	pretería	preteríamos	preteríais	preterían
	preterite	preterí	preteriste	pretirió	preterimos	preteristeis	pretirieron
	future	preteriré	preterirás	preterirá	preteriremos	preteriréis	preterirán
	conditional	preteriría	preterirías	preteriría	preteriríamos	preteriríais	preterirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	—	—	—	—	—	—
	imperfect (ra)	pretiriera	pretirieras	pretiriera	pretiriéramos	pretirierais	pretirieran
	imperfect (se)	pretiriese	pretirieses	pretiriese	pretiriésemos	pretirieseis	pretiriesen
	future1	pretiriere	pretirieres	pretiriere	pretiriéremos	pretiriereis	pretirieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		—tú preterívos	—	—	preterid	—
	negative		—	—	—	—	—

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

    Selected combined forms of preterir (defective; e-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive preterir
	dative	preterirme	preterirte	preterirle, preterirse	preterirnos	preteriros	preterirles, preterirse
	accusative	preterirme	preterirte	preterirlo, preterirla, preterirse	preterirnos	preteriros	preterirlos, preterirlas, preterirse
with gerund pretiriendo
	dative	pretiriéndome	pretiriéndote	pretiriéndole, pretiriéndose	pretiriéndonos	pretiriéndoos	pretiriéndoles, pretiriéndose
	accusative	pretiriéndome	pretiriéndote	pretiriéndolo, pretiriéndola, pretiriéndose	pretiriéndonos	pretiriéndoos	pretiriéndolos, pretiriéndolas, pretiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative —
	dative	—	—	—	—	not used	—
	accusative	—	—	—, —	—	not used	—, —
with informal second-person singular vos imperative preterí
	dative	preterime	preterite	preterile	preterinos	not used	preteriles
	accusative	preterime	preterite	preterilo, preterila	preterinos	not used	preterilos, preterilas
with formal second-person singular imperative —
	dative	—	not used	—, —	—	not used	—
	accusative	—	not used	—, —, —	—	not used	—, —
with first-person plural imperative —
	dative	not used	—	—	—	—	—
	accusative	not used	—	—, —	—	—	—, —
with informal second-person plural imperative preterid
	dative	preteridme	not used	preteridle	preteridnos	preteríos	preteridles
	accusative	preteridme	not used	preteridlo, preteridla	preteridnos	preteríos	preteridlos, preteridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative —
	dative	—	not used	—	—	not used	—, —
	accusative	—	not used	—, —	—	not used	—, —, —

Further reading

• “preterir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014