contreure
Catalan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin contrahere; adapted to inherited treure.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [kunˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [konˈtɾɛw.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [konˈtɾew.ɾe]
Verb
editcontreure (first-person singular present contrec or contrac, first-person singular preterite contraguí, past participle contret); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/
- (transitive) to contract (to acquire)
- (grammar, transitive) to contract (to shorten by omitting letters)
- (transitive, reflexive) to contract (to draw together or nearer)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of contreure (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “contreure” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.