jeure

Catalan

Alternative forms

• jaure (Western)

Etymology

From , from Latin jacēre, iacēre, present active infinitive of term iaceō, from Proto-Italic *jakēō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɛw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒɛw.ɾe]

Verb

jeure (first-person singular present jec or jac, first-person singular preterite jaguí, past participle jagut)

1. (Eastern) to lie, as in preparation for sleep or sexual relations

Derived terms

• ajeure

Related terms

• jaciment

Further reading

• “jeure” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “jeure”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “jeure” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “jeure” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.