obeir

See also: obéir and obeïr

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin oboedīre, present active infinitive of oboediō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.βəˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.bəˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [o.beˈiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
• Homophone: obeí

Verb

obeir (first-person singular present obeeixo, first-person singular preterite obeí, past participle obeït)

1. to obey

   Antonym: desobeir

   • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:

     Un fill ha obeir els seus pares sense discutir

     A son must obey his parents without discussion

Derived terms

• desobeir

Related terms

• obediència
• obedient

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French obeir.

Verb

obeir

1. to obey

Antonyms

• desobeir

Descendants

• French: obéir

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oboedīre, present active infinitive of oboediō.

Verb

obeir

1. to obey

Descendants

• English: obey
• Middle French: obeir
  • French: obéir