dicir

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin dīcere.

Verb

dicir

1. to say

Further reading

• “dicir”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “dicir (verb)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• decer
• dizer, dizir (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin dīcere

Old Galician-Portuguese dizer

Galician dicir

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dizer, from Latin dīcere. Compare Portuguese dizer.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /diˈθiɾ/ [d̪iˈθiɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /diˈθiɾ/ [d̪iˈθiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /diˈsiɾ/ [d̪iˈsiɾ]

• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Hyphenation: di‧cir

Verb

dicir (first-person singular present digo, first-person singular preterite dixen, past participle dito)

1. to say, speak

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dicir (irregular)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	dicir
Personal	dicir	dicires	dicir	dicirmos	dicirdes	diciren
Gerund
	dicindo
Past participle
Masculine	dito			ditos
Feminine	dita			ditas
Indicative
Present	digo	dis	di	dicimos	dicides	din
Imperfect	dicía	dicías	dicía	diciamos	diciades	dicían
Preterite	dixen	dixeches	dixo	dixemos	dixestes	dixeron
Pluperfect	dixera	dixeras	dixera	dixeramos	dixerades	dixeran
Future	direi	dirás	dirá	diremos	diredes	dirán
Conditional	diría	dirías	diría	diriamos	diriades	dirían
Subjunctive
Present	diga	digas	diga	digamos	digades	digan
Imperfect	dixese	dixeses	dixese	dixésemos	dixésedes	dixesen
Future	dixer	dixeres	dixer	dixermos	dixerdes	dixeren
Imperative
Affirmative		di	diga	digamos	dicide	digan
Negative (non)		non digas	non diga	non digamos	non digades	non digan

Derived terms

• bendicir
• contradicir
• desdicir
• maldicir
• predicir

Further reading

• “dicir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “dizer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “dicir”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “decer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dicir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dicir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈt͡sir/

Verb

dicir

1. past infinitive of dicar