abaixar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- + baixar.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.bəˈʃa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

abaixar (first-person singular present abaixo, past participle abaixat)

  1. to lower (make lower)

Conjugation

Further reading


Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese abaixar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a- + baixo (low) + -ar, from Late Latin bassus (low). Compare Portuguese abaixar and Catalan abaixar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aβajˈʃaɾ/

Verb

abaixar (first-person singular present abaixo, first-person singular preterite abaixei, past participle abaixado)

  1. (transitive) to lower, to bow
  2. (transitive) to humble, to humiliate
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to bow; to bend down; to crouch
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to humble, to humiliate
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to set (the moon, to sun)

Conjugation

References

  • abaixar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • abaixa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • abaixar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • abaixar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • abaixar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abaixar, from a- + baixo (low) + -ar, from Late Latin bassus (low).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbɐjˈʃaɾ/, [ɐβɐjˈʃaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bai‧xar

Verb

abaixar (first-person singular present indicative abaixo, past participle abaixado)

  1. to lower; to cause something to move downwards
    Synonyms: arriar, baixar
    Antonyms: erguer, suspender
  2. to lower; to cause something to become shorter
    Synonyms: diminuir, encolher, encurtar
    Antonyms: ampliar, amplificar, aumentar
  3. to lower; to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc.
    Synonym: diminuir
    Antonyms: aumentar, erguer
  4. to lower; to humble
    Synonyms: abater, aviltar, deprimir, desprezar, humilhar, reprimir
    Antonyms: engrandecer, dignificar
  5. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of abaixar
  6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of abaixar
  7. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of abaixar
  8. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of abaixar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • abaixa-língua
  • abaixa-luz
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