pesar

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin *pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. Cognate with Doublet of pensar, which was borrowed from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [peˈzaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

pesar (first-person singular present peso, first-person singular preterite pesí, past participle pesat)

1. to weigh, to have a certain weight
2. to weigh, to measure the weight of
3. to ponder, to consider

Derived terms

• pesant
• pesat

Related terms

• pes

Further reading

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

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō.

Verb

pesar

1. (transitive) to weigh (measure the weight of)
2. (intransitive) to weigh (have a certain weight)
3. (transitive) to bother; to worry

Descendants

• Catalan: pesar
• Occitan: pesar

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pensāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume
  , page 189

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. See also the borrowed doublet pensar.

Verb

pesar

1. to weigh
2. to burden
   • c. 1140, “Cantar primero. Destierro del Cid”, in Cantar de Mio Cid:

     Si a vós ploguiere, Minaya, e non vos caya en pesar

     If it pleases you, Minaya, and doesn't fall on you with burden

Descendants

• Spanish: pesar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pesar, from Vulgar Latin *pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō (“I ponder; I weigh”). See also the borrowed doublet pensar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈzaɾ/, -ɹ
• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈzaɾ/, -ɻ
• Hyphenation: pe‧sar

Noun

pesar m (plural es)

1. grief; regret

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:pesar.

Synonyms

• arrependimento, pena, remorso, tristeza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈza(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈza(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/

Verb

1. to weigh (determine the weight of an object)
2. to weigh (have a certain weight)
3. to influence (to exert an influence upon)
4. (intransitive) to be heavy
5. (of a food or meal) to cause heartburn or indigestion
6. to burden (cause worry or pressure)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:pesar.

Synonyms

• (determine the weight): sopesar
• (influence): influenciar
• (to cause heartburn or indigestion): queimar
• (to burden): pressionar, sobrecarregar

Related terms

• pesado
• peso

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish pesar, from Vulgar Latin *pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. See also the borrowed doublet pensar. Cognate with English poise, French peser, Italian pesare, Portuguese pesar, and Romanian păsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈsaɾ/ [peˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to weigh (to determine the weight of an object)
2. (transitive) to weigh (to have a certain weight)

   Un galón de agua pesa 3,78 kilos.

   A gallon of water weighs 3.78 kilos.

3. to ponder
4. to have weight
5. to be seriousness, to be grave

Derived terms

• a pesar de
• a pesar de los pesares
• mal que te pese
• pesadilla
• pesado
• pesadumbre
• pésame
• pese a
• pese a quien pese

 

Related terms

• peso

Noun

pesar m (plural pesares)

1. grief, regret, chagrin

Further reading

• “pesar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014