digerir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīgerere (“to separate, to distribute”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of digerir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			digerir
gerund			digerint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		digerit		digerida
		plural		digerits		digerides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	digereixo	digereixes	digereix	digerim	digeriu	digereixen
	imperfect	digeria	digeries	digeria	digeríem	digeríeu	digerien
	future	digeriré	digeriràs	digerirà	digerirem	digerireu	digeriran
	preterite	digerí	digerires	digerí	digerírem	digeríreu	digeriren
	conditional	digeriria	digeriries	digeriria	digeriríem	digeriríeu	digeririen
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	digereixi	digereixis	digereixi	digerim	digeriu	digereixin
	imperfect	digerís	digerissis	digerís	digeríssim	digeríssiu	digerissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	digereix	digereixi	digerim	digeriu	digereixin
	negative (no)	—	no digereixis	no digereixi	no digerim	no digeriu	no digereixin

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.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīgerere (“to separate; to distribute”), with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ʒɨˈɾiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ʒɨˈɾiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ʒɨˈɾi.ɾi/

• (Brazil) Homophone: digeri

Verb

digerir (first-person singular present digiro, third-person singular present digere, first-person singular preterite digeri, past participle digerido)

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.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of digerir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	digerir
Personal	digerir	digerires	digerir	digerirmos	digerirdes	digerirem
Gerund
	digerindo
Past participle
Masculine	digerido			digeridos
Feminine	digerida			digeridas
Indicative
Present	digiro	digeres	digere	digerimos	digeris	digerem
Imperfect	digeria	digerias	digeria	digeríamos	digeríeis	digeriam
Preterite	digeri	digeriste	digeriu	digerimos	digeristes	digeriram
Pluperfect	digerira	digeriras	digerira	digeríramos	digeríreis	digeriram
Future	digerirei	digerirás	digerirá	digeriremos	digerireis	digerirão
Conditional	digeriria	digeririas	digeriria	digeriríamos	digeriríeis	digeririam
Subjunctive
Present	digira	digiras	digira	digiramos	digirais	digiram
Imperfect	digerisse	digerisses	digerisse	digeríssemos	digerísseis	digerissem
Future	digerir	digerires	digerir	digerirmos	digerirdes	digerirem
Imperative
Affirmative		digere	digira	digiramos	digeri	digiram
Negative (não)		não digiras	não digira	não digiramos	não digirais	não digiram

Synonyms

• digestir (obsolete or dialectal)

Related terms

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

 

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dīgerō (“separate, distribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dixeˈɾiɾ/ [d̪i.xeˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: di‧ge‧rir

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

Derived terms

• digerible

 

Related terms

• digestión
• digestivo
• indigesto

 

Further reading

• “digerir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16