parir

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

parir (first-person singular indicative present paro, past participle paríu)

1. to give birth

Conjugation

Conjugation of parir

infinitive		parir
gerundive		pariendo
participle		m paríu, f parida, n parío, m pl paríos, f pl paríes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	paro	pares	pare	parimos	parís	paren
	preterite imperfect	paría	paríes	paría	paríemos/paríamos	paríeis/paríais	paríen
	preterite indefinite	parí	pariesti/paristi	parió	pariemos/parimos	pariestis/paristis	parieron
	pluperfect	pariere/pariera	parieres/parieras	pariere/pariera	pariéremos/pariéramos	pariereis/parierais	parieren/parieran
subjunctive	present	para	paras	para	paramos	paráis	paran
	preterite imperfect	pariere/pariera	parieres/parieras	pariere/pariera	pariéremos/pariéramos	pariereis/parierais	parieren/parieran
potential	future	pariré	parirás	parirá	pariremos	pariréis	parirán
	conditional	pariría	pariríes	pariría	pariríemos/pariríamos	pariríeis/pariríais	pariríen
imperative			pari			paríi

Related terms

• partu

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

parir (first-person singular present pareixo, first-person singular preterite parí, past participle parit)

1. to give birth

   Synonym: donar a llum

Related terms

• part

See also

• néixer

Further reading

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

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

1. to give birth
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of parir
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of parir

Synonyms

• dar a luz

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō (“I bear, I give birth to”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾiɾ/

Verb

parir

1. to give birth, to bear
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 122 (facsimile):

     […] bẽeita tu / eſ mia ſennor que pariſte iheſu / xp̃o.

     […] you are blessed, my Lady, who bore Jesus Christ.

Descendants

• Galician: parir
• Portuguese: parir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parir (“to give birth”), from Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō (“I bear, I give birth to”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈɾiɾ/
• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈɾi(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rir

Verb

1. (slightly derogatory) to give birth (to a human baby)
   • 1694, Bartolomeu do Quental, Sermoens, page 123:

     Com eſte exemplo provou o Anjo à Senhora, que podia conceber, & parir […]

     With this example the Angel proved to the Lady, that she could conceive and give birth […]

2. to give birth (to an animal)

   A cadela pariu três cachorros.

   The dog gave birth to three pups.

   A montanha pariu um rato.

   The mountain gave birth to a mouse.

Synonyms

• dar à luz

Derived terms

• parideira

Related terms

• parteira
• parto

See also

• nascer

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin parere, present active infinitive of pariō.

Verb

1. (vulgar in some areas) to give birth
2. to think up; imagine
3. to explain

Usage notes

• Parir is more commonly used in Spain, and is rarely used by Central- and South-Americans, as they believe parir is vulgar, in the sense that it is used to describe when animals give birth. Instead, they use the phrase "dar a luz", which means literally "to give to light."

Synonyms

• dar a luz

Derived terms

• éramos pocos y parió la abuela
• la madre que te parió
• parir a medias
• parirla
• poner a parir
• puta que te parió

 

Derived terms

• parir a medias
• parirla
• poner a parir

Related terms

• parto

See also

• nacer