esleír

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish esleer[1], from Vulgar Latin *exlegere, from Latin ēligere, present active infinitive of ēligō. Compare French élire, Italian scegliere. Doublet of elegir, which was borrowed.

Verb

esleír (first-person singular present eslío, first-person singular preterite esleí, past participle esleído)

  1. (obsolete) to elect
  2. (obsolete) to choose

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes i in certain conjugations and the i in certain endings is removed. Monosyllabic forms do not receive written accent marks.

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