espir

Galician

Alternative forms

• despir, ispir

Etymology

13th century. From Latin expedīre (“to dispatch”). Cognate with Portuguese despir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to undress (to remove somebody’s clothes)
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to peel, undress (to remove one’s clothes)

   Synonyms: denudar, desvestir

Derived terms

• espido

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espir”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “espir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.