decir

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin dīcere, present active infinitive of dīcō, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (to show, point out).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /deˈθiɾ/, [d̪eˈθiɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /deˈsiɾ/, [d̪eˈsiɾ]

Noun

decir m (plural decires)

  1. saying
  2. idle talk

Derived terms

Verb

decir (first-person singular present digo, first-person singular preterite dije, past participle dicho)

  1. to say
  2. to tell
  3. to suggest
  4. to show; to demonstrate
  5. to call; to name

Conjugation

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