coibir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cohibir (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cohibēre (“to confine”). Compare English cohibit.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.iˈbi(ʁ)/ [ko.iˈbi(h)], /kojˈbi(ʁ)/ [koɪ̯ˈbi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.iˈbi(ʁ)/ [ko.iˈbi(h)], /kojˈbi(ʁ)/ [koɪ̯ˈbi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.iˈbi(ɾ)/, /kojˈbi(ɾ)/ [koɪ̯ˈbi(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.iˈbi(ʁ)/ [ko.iˈbi(χ)], /kojˈbi(ʁ)/ [koɪ̯ˈbi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.iˈbi(ɻ)/, /kojˈbi(ɻ)/ [koɪ̯ˈbi(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.iˈbiɾ/ [ku.iˈβiɾ], /kojˈbiɾ/ [kojˈβiɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.iˈbiɾ/ [ku.iˈβiɾ], /kojˈbiɾ/ [kojˈβiɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.iˈbi.ɾi/ [ku.iˈβi.ɾi], /kojˈbi.ɾi/ [kojˈβi.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: co‧i‧bir

Verb

coibir (first-person singular present coíbo, first-person singular preterite coibi, past participle coibido)

1. (transitive) to restrain, to curb, to inhibit (to control or keep in check)

   Synonyms: conter, deter

   A Lei Maria da Penha foi criada em 2006 no Brasil com o intuito de coibir a violência contra a mulher.

   The Maria da Penha Law was created in 2006 in Brazil with the aim of curbing violence against women.

2. (transitive) to stop, to halt, to cease (to cause to discontinue)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of coibir (i becomes í when stressed) (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	coibir
Personal	coibir	coibires	coibir	coibirmos	coibirdes	coibirem
Gerund
	coibindo
Past participle
Masculine	coibido			coibidos
Feminine	coibida			coibidas
Indicative
Present	coíbo	coíbes	coíbe	coibimos	coibis	coíbem
Imperfect	coibia	coibias	coibia	coibíamos	coibíeis	coibiam
Preterite	coibi	coibiste	coibiu	coibimos	coibistes	coibiram
Pluperfect	coibira	coibiras	coibira	coibíramos	coibíreis	coibiram
Future	coibirei	coibirás	coibirá	coibiremos	coibireis	coibirão
Conditional	coibiria	coibirias	coibiria	coibiríamos	coibiríeis	coibiriam
Subjunctive
Present	coíba	coíbas	coíba	coibamos	coibais	coíbam
Imperfect	coibisse	coibisses	coibisse	coibíssemos	coibísseis	coibissem
Future	coibir	coibires	coibir	coibirmos	coibirdes	coibirem
Imperative
Affirmative		coíbe	coíba	coibamos	coibi	coíbam
Negative (não)		não coíbas	não coíba	não coibamos	não coibais	não coíbam

Related terms

• exibir
• inibir
• proibir
• redibir

Further reading

• “coibir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “coibir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “coibir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “coibir”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025