dicir

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin dīcere, present active infinitive of dīcō.

Verb

dicir

1. to say

Galician

Alternative forms

• dizer (reintegrationist)
• decer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dizer, from Latin dīcere. Compare Portuguese dizer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diˈθiɾ/, (western) /diˈs̺iɾ/

Verb

dicir (first-person singular present digo, first-person singular preterite dixen, past participle dito)

1. to say, speak

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dicir (irregular)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	dicir
Personal	dicir	dicires	dicir	dicirmos	dicirdes	diciren
Gerund
	dicindo
Past participle
Masculine	dito			ditos
Feminine	dita			ditas
Indicative
Present	digo	dis	di	dicimos	dicides	din
Imperfect	dicía	dicías	dicía	diciamos	diciades	dicían
Preterite	dixen	dixeches	dixo	dixemos	dixestes	dixeron
Pluperfect	dixera	dixeras	dixera	dixeramos	dixerades	dixeran
Future	direi	dirás	dirá	diremos	diredes	dirán
Conditional	diría	dirías	diría	diriamos	diriades	dirían
Subjunctive
Present	diga	digas	diga	digamos	digades	digan
Imperfect	dixese	dixeses	dixese	dixésemos	dixésedes	dixesen
Future	dixer	dixeres	dixer	dixermos	dixerdes	dixeren
Imperative
Affirmative		di	diga	digamos	dicide	digan
Negative (non)		non digas	non diga	non digamos	non digades	non digan

Derived terms

• bendicir
• contradicir
• desdicir
• maldicir
• predicir

 

Further reading

• “dicir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dizer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “diz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “decer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dicir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dicir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈt͡sir/

Verb

dicir

1. past infinitive of dicar