desprendre

See also: desprendré

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəsˈpɛn.dɾə], (proscribed spelling pronunciation) [dəsˈpɾɛn.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəsˈpən.dɾə], (proscribed spelling pronunciation) [dəsˈpɾən.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [desˈpen.dɾe], (proscribed spelling pronunciation) [desˈpɾen.dɾe]

Verb

desprendre (first-person singular present desprenc, first-person singular preterite desprenguí, past participle desprès); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to detach, to unfasten
2. to give off, to emit
3. to deduce
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come off, fall off
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to rid oneself (of), shake (off)
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be deduced from, be inferred from, be implied by

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desprendre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)

infinitive			desprendre
gerund			desprenent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desprès		despresa
		plural		despresos		despreses
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desprenc	desprens	desprèn	desprenem	despreneu	desprenen
	imperfect	desprenia	desprenies	desprenia	despreníem	despreníeu	desprenien
	future	desprendré	desprendràs	desprendrà	desprendrem	desprendreu	desprendran
	preterite	desprenguí	desprengueres	desprengué	desprenguérem	desprenguéreu	desprengueren
	conditional	desprendria	desprendries	desprendria	desprendríem	desprendríeu	desprendrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desprengui	desprenguis	desprengui	desprenguem	desprengueu	desprenguin
	imperfect	desprengués	desprenguessis	desprengués	desprenguéssim	desprenguéssiu	desprenguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	desprèn	desprengui	desprenguem	despreneu	desprenguin
	negative (no)	—	no desprenguis	no desprengui	no desprenguem	no desprengueu	no desprenguin

Derived terms

• despreniment

Middle French

Etymology

des- +‎ prendre. Although there is an isolated attestation of despris in 1170, the first usage of the infinitive desprendre is in 1403.

Verb

desprendre

1. (transitive) to detach (something from someone)
2. (reflexive, se desprendre) to renounce

Descendants

• French: déprendre

References

• Despite having the same etymology, Dictionnaire du Moyen Français splits desprendre into two entries:

• desprendre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

• desprendre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)