digerir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dīgerere, present active infinitive of dīgerō (“I separate, I distribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [di.ʒəˈɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [di.d͡ʒeˈɾiɾ]

Verb

digerir (first-person singular present digereixo, first-person singular preterite digerí, past participle digerit)

1. to arrange, to bring in order
2. to digest

   Synonym: pair

3. to handle, to cope with

Related terms

• digestió

Further reading

• “digerir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “digerir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “digerir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “digerir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dīgerere (“to separate; to distribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒe.ˈɾi(ɾ)/, -(ɹ)
• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒe.ˈɾi(ɾ)/, -(ɻ)
• Homophone: digeri

Verb

1. to digest (to break down and absorb food in the alimentary canal)

   Vacas conseguem digerir grama.

   Cows can digest grass.

2. (figurative) to digest (to think over and arrange methodically in the mind)

   Não conseguia digerir a informação.

   He couldn’t digest the information.

3. (figurative) to deal with; to come to terms with; to cope

   Ele ainda não digeriu a morte da mãe.

   He still hasn’t come to terms with his mother’s death.

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Synonyms

• digestir (obsolete or dialectal)

Related terms

• digeribilidade
• digerido
• digerível
• digestão
• digestibilidade
• digestir
• digestível
• digestivo
• digesto
• digestor
• digestório

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dīgero (“separate, distribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dixeˈɾiɾ/ [d̪i.xeˈɾiɾ]

Verb

digerir (first-person singular present digiero, first-person singular preterite digerí, past participle digerido)

1. to digest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of digerir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			digerir
gerund			digiriendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		digerido		digerida
		plural		digeridos		digeridas
		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	digiero	digierestú digerísvos	digiere	digerimos	digerís	digieren
	imperfect	digería	digerías	digería	digeríamos	digeríais	digerían
	preterite	digerí	digeriste	digirió	digerimos	digeristeis	digirieron
	future	digeriré	digerirás	digerirá	digeriremos	digeriréis	digerirán
	conditional	digeriría	digerirías	digeriría	digeriríamos	digeriríais	digerirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	digiera	digierastú digirásvos2	digiera	digiramos	digiráis	digieran
	imperfect (ra)	digiriera	digirieras	digiriera	digiriéramos	digirierais	digirieran
	imperfect (se)	digiriese	digirieses	digiriese	digiriésemos	digirieseis	digiriesen
	future1	digiriere	digirieres	digiriere	digiriéremos	digiriereis	digirieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		digieretú digerívos	digiera	digiramos	digerid	digieran
	negative		no digieras	no digiera	no digiramos	no digiráis	no digieran

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of digerir (e-ie-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 digerir
	dative	digerirme	digerirte	digerirle, digerirse	digerirnos	digeriros	digerirles, digerirse
	accusative	digerirme	digerirte	digerirlo, digerirla, digerirse	digerirnos	digeriros	digerirlos, digerirlas, digerirse
with gerund digiriendo
	dative	digiriéndome	digiriéndote	digiriéndole, digiriéndose	digiriéndonos	digiriéndoos	digiriéndoles, digiriéndose
	accusative	digiriéndome	digiriéndote	digiriéndolo, digiriéndola, digiriéndose	digiriéndonos	digiriéndoos	digiriéndolos, digiriéndolas, digiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative digiere
	dative	digiéreme	digiérete	digiérele	digiérenos	not used	digiéreles
	accusative	digiéreme	digiérete	digiérelo, digiérela	digiérenos	not used	digiérelos, digiérelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative digerí
	dative	digerime	digerite	digerile	digerinos	not used	digeriles
	accusative	digerime	digerite	digerilo, digerila	digerinos	not used	digerilos, digerilas
with formal second-person singular imperative digiera
	dative	digiérame	not used	digiérale, digiérase	digiéranos	not used	digiérales
	accusative	digiérame	not used	digiéralo, digiérala, digiérase	digiéranos	not used	digiéralos, digiéralas
with first-person plural imperative digiramos
	dative	not used	digirámoste	digirámosle	digirámonos	digirámoos	digirámosles
	accusative	not used	digirámoste	digirámoslo, digirámosla	digirámonos	digirámoos	digirámoslos, digirámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative digerid
	dative	digeridme	not used	digeridle	digeridnos	digeríos	digeridles
	accusative	digeridme	not used	digeridlo, digeridla	digeridnos	digeríos	digeridlos, digeridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative digieran
	dative	digiéranme	not used	digiéranle	digiérannos	not used	digiéranles, digiéranse
	accusative	digiéranme	not used	digiéranlo, digiéranla	digiérannos	not used	digiéranlos, digiéranlas, digiéranse

Related terms

• digestión
• digestivo
• indigesto

Further reading

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