cuspir

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin conspuere, present active infinitive of conspuō.

Verb

cuspir (first-person singular indicative present cuspo, past participle cuspíu)

1. to spit

Conjugation

Conjugation of cuspir

infinitive		cuspir
gerundive		cuspiendo
participle		m cuspíu, f cuspida, n cuspío, m pl cuspíos, f pl cuspíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	cuspo	cuspes	cuspe	cuspimos	cuspís	cuspen
	preterite imperfect	cuspía	cuspíes	cuspía	cuspíemos/cuspíamos	cuspíeis/cuspíais	cuspíen
	preterite indefinite	cuspí	cuspiesti/cuspisti	cuspió	cuspiemos/cuspimos	cuspiestis/cuspistis	cuspieron
	pluperfect	cuspiere/cuspiera	cuspieres/cuspieras	cuspiere/cuspiera	cuspiéremos/cuspiéramos	cuspiereis/cuspierais	cuspieren/cuspieran
subjunctive	present	cuspa	cuspas	cuspa	cuspamos	cuspáis	cuspan
	preterite imperfect	cuspiere/cuspiera	cuspieres/cuspieras	cuspiere/cuspiera	cuspiéremos/cuspiéramos	cuspiereis/cuspierais	cuspieren/cuspieran
potential	future	cuspiré	cuspirás	cuspirá	cuspiremos	cuspiréis	cuspirán
	conditional	cuspiría	cuspiríes	cuspiría	cuspiríemos/cuspiríamos	cuspiríeis/cuspiríais	cuspiríen
imperative			cuspi			cuspíi

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Galician

Alternative forms

• chuspir, guspir

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cospir, from Latin conspuere (“to spit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kusˈpiɾ/

Verb

1. to spit (to expel saliva from the mouth)

   Onde moitos cuspen, lama fan

   Where many people spit, they make mud

   (proverb)

   Synonym: esgarrar

Related terms

• cuspe (“saliva”)
• cuspido (“spitting image”)

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cosp”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuspir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cospir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cospir, from Latin cōnspuere, present active infinitive of cōnspuō (“I spit out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkus.pi(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkus.pi(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkus.pi(χ)/
• Homophone: cuspi (Brazil)

Verb

1. to spit (to expel saliva from the mouth)
2. (figuratively) to offend

Synonyms

• (spit): cuspinhar, salivar, escarrar
• (offend): ofender, insultar

Related terms

• cuspada
• cusparada
• cuspe
• cuspideira

• cuspidela
• cuspido
• cuspidor
• saliva