parèixer

Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan paréisser), from Vulgar Latin *pārescere (compare French paraître, Spanish parecer), from Latin pārēre, present active infinitive of pāreō, from Proto-Italic *pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˌɾɛˈʃe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˌɾəˈʃe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˌɾejˈʃeɾ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʃe(ɾ)

Verb

parèixer (first-person singular present parec, first-person singular preterite pareguí, past participle paregut)

1. to appear, to seem, to look like

Conjugation

As aparèixer.

Synonyms

• semblar

Further reading

• “parèixer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.