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decrecer

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese decrecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Latin decrescere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /dekɾeˈθeɾ/ [d̪e.kɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /dekɾeˈseɾ/ [d̪e.kɾeˈseɾ]

  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: de‧cre‧cer

Verb

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decrecer (first-person singular present decrezo, first-person singular preterite decrecín, past participle decrecido)

  1. to decrease

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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This form was borrowed from Latin decrēscere.[1] Cf. also the older form, which may be an internal formation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /dekɾeˈθeɾ/ [d̪e.kɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /dekɾeˈseɾ/ [d̪e.kɾeˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧cre‧cer

Verb

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decrecer (first-person singular present decrezco, first-person singular preterite decrecí, past participle decrecido)

  1. to decrease

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “decrecer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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