disputa

See also: disputá, disputà, and dispută

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [disˈpu.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [disˈpu.ta]

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Verb

disputa

1. inflection of disputar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Verb

disputa

1. third-person singular past historic of disputer

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdis.pu.ta/
• Rhymes: -isputa
• Hyphenation: dì‧spu‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

disputa f (plural dispute)

1. discussion, dispute, debate, disputation, spat

   Synonyms: dibattito, discussione

2. argument, quarrel

   Synonym: lite

Related terms

• disputare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

disputa

1. inflection of disputare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• stupida

Latin

Verb

disputā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of disputō

Portuguese

Verb

disputa

1. inflection of disputar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French disputer, from Latin disputare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dispuˈta]

Verb

a disputa (third-person singular present dispută, past participle disputat, third-person subjunctive dispute) 1st conjugation

1. to dispute

Conjugation

    conjugation of disputa (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a disputa
gerund			disputând
past participle			disputat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	disput	dispuți	dispută	disputăm	disputați	dispută
	imperfect	disputam	disputai	disputa	disputam	disputați	disputau
	simple perfect	disputai	disputași	dispută	disputarăm	disputarăți	disputară
	pluperfect	disputasem	disputaseși	disputase	disputaserăm	disputaserăți	disputaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să disput	să dispuți	să dispute	să disputăm	să disputați	să dispute
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		dispută			disputați
	negative		nu disputa			nu disputați

Further reading

• “disputa”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [disˈputa]

Noun

disputa f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of dispută

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈputa/ [d̪isˈpu.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: dis‧pu‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from disputar.

Noun

disputa f (plural disputas)

1. dispute, argument, disputation, disagreement, altercation, contest
2. feud, fight, quarrel, wrangle

   una disputa familiar ― a family feud

3. contention

   el objeto de disputa ― the subject of contention

Derived terms

• en disputa (“disputed, in dispute”) (adj. phrase)
• sin disputa (“no contest”) (legal)

Etymology 2

Verb

disputa

1. inflection of disputar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “disputa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025