contreure
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Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin contrahere; adapted to inherited treure.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [kunˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [konˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [konˈtɾew.ɾe]
Verb[edit]
contreure (first-person singular present contrec or contrac, first-person singular preterite contraguí, past participle contret); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/
- (transitive) to contract (to acquire)
- (grammar, transitive) to contract (to shorten by omitting letters)
- (transitive, reflexive) to contract (to draw together or nearer)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of contreure (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “contreure” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.