contreure

Catalan

Alternative forms

• contraure

Etymology

From Latin contrahō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konˈtɾɛw.ɾe]

Verb

contreure (first-person singular present contrec or contrac, first-person singular preterite contraguí, past participle contret)

1. (transitive) to contract (to acquire)
2. (grammar, transitive) to contract (to shorten by omitting letters)
3. (transitive, reflexive) to contract (to draw together or nearer)

Related terms

• contracció
• treure

Further reading

• “contreure” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.