desgaste

See also: desgasté

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒˈɡaʃ.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒiʒˈɡaʃ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈɡas.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒˈɡaʃ.tɨ/ [dɨʒˈɣaʃ.tɨ]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desgastar.

Noun

desgaste m (plural desgastes)

1. wear, wear and tear
2. (literally or figuratively) attrition, abrasion, chafe
3. (figuratively) tiredness, exhaustion

Etymology 2

Verb

desgaste

1. inflection of desgastar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈɡaste/ [d̪ezˈɣ̞as.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -aste
• Syllabification: des‧gas‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desgastar.

Noun

desgaste m (plural desgastes)

1. wear, wear and tear
2. (literally or figuratively) attrition, erosion, abrasion, weathering
3. burnout, exhaustion

   Synonyms: agotamiento, queme

Derived terms

• guerra de desgaste (“war of attrition”)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

desgaste

1. inflection of desgastar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “desgaste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28