dezir

Ladino

Alternative forms

• dizer, dizir

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin dīcere.

Verb

dezir (Hebrew spelling דיזיר)

1. to say, tell
   • 1979, Kamelia Shahar, “La verdadera felisidad”, in Aki Yerushalayim, number 1:

     Eliau Anavi ke lo estava mirando d'enfrente se aserko de el i le disho: Dime ombre, deke estas de negra umor ?

     The prophet Elijah, who was watching him from in front, approached him and said: Tell me, man, why are you in a bad mood?

Related terms

• dicho

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dīcere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈz̻iɾ/ [d̪ɨˈz̻iɾ] (Central)
• IPA^(key): /deˈz̻iɾ/ [d̪ɨˈz̻ɨjɾ] (Sendinese)
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: de‧zir

Verb

dezir (first-person singular present digo, first-person singular preterite dixe, past participle dezido or dito)

1. to say

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dezir (irregular; e-i alternation)

infinitive			dezir
gerund			dezindo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dezido, dito		dezida, dita
		plural		dezidos, ditos		dezidas, ditas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	infinitive	dezir	dezires	dezir	dezirmos	dezirdes	dezíren
indicative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	digo	dizes	diç, di1	dezimos	dezis	dízen
	imperfect	dezie	dezies	dezie	deziemos	deziedes	dezien
	preterite	dixe	deziste	dixo	dezimos	dezistes	dezírun
	pluperfect	dezira	deziras	dezira	dezíramos	dezírades	dezíran
	future	direi	dirás	dirá	diremos	direis	diran
	conditional	dirie	diries	dirie	diriemos	diriedes	dirien
subjunctive		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	diga	digas	diga	dígamos	dígades	dígan
	imperfect	dezisse	dezisses	dezisse	dezíssemos	dezíssedes	dezíssen
	future	dezir	dezires	dezir	dezirmos	dezirdes	dezíren
imperative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	affirmative	—	diç, di1	—	—	dezi	—

¹Mainly used when followed by object pronouns.

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004), “dezir”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 247.

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• deçir, dicer, dizer, dizir

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dīcere.

Verb

dezir

1. to say, tell

Descendants

• Ladino: dezir, dizer, dizir
• Spanish: decir

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French désir.

Noun

dezir n (plural dezire)

1. desire

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dezir	dezirul		dezire	dezirele
genitive-dative	dezir	dezirului		dezire	dezirelor
vocative	dezirule			dezirelor

References

• dezir in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈθiɾ/ [d̪eˈθiɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /deˈsiɾ/ [d̪eˈsiɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: de‧zir

Verb

dezir (first-person singular present digo, first-person singular preterite dixe, past participle dicho)

1. obsolete form of decir

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.