vèncer

See also: vencer and véncer

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan vèncer~vençre, from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (to overcome). Compare Occitan vèncer, French vaincre, Spanish vencer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛn.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈven.sə], [ˈvɛn.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈven.seɾ]
  • (file)

Verb

vèncer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite vencí, past participle vençut); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/

  1. to win
  2. to defeat

Conjugation

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