despir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin expedīre (“to dispatch”), with the prefix reinterpreted as des-. Cognate with Galician espir.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpi(ʁ)/ [desˈpi(h)], /d͡ʒisˈpi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒisˈpi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /desˈpi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒisˈpi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpi(ʁ)/ [deʃˈpi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃˈpi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃˈpi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpi(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpiɾ/

Hyphenation: des‧pir

Verb

despir (first-person singular present dispo, third-person singular present despe, first-person singular preterite despi, past participle despido)

(transitive, formal) to undress (to remove somebody’s clothes)
Synonyms: desnudar, desvestir, tirar as roupas de, tirar a roupa de

Antonym: vestir

A moça despiu-se antes de deitar na cama.
The lady undressed before lying in bed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of despir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	despir
Personal	despir	despires	despir	despirmos	despirdes	despirem
Gerund
	despindo
Past participle
Masculine	despido			despidos
Feminine	despida			despidas
Indicative
Present	dispo	despes	despe	despimos	despis	despem
Imperfect	despia	despias	despia	despíamos	despíeis	despiam
Preterite	despi	despiste	despiu	despimos	despistes	despiram
Pluperfect	despira	despiras	despira	despíramos	despíreis	despiram
Future	despirei	despirás	despirá	despiremos	despireis	despirão
Conditional	despiria	despirias	despiria	despiríamos	despiríeis	despiriam
Subjunctive
Present	dispa	dispas	dispa	dispamos	dispais	dispam
Imperfect	despisse	despisses	despisse	despíssemos	despísseis	despissem
Future	despir	despires	despir	despirmos	despirdes	despirem
Imperative
Affirmative		despe	dispa	dispamos	despi	dispam
Negative (não)		não dispas	não dispa	não dispamos	não dispais	não dispam

Derived terms

despido