abaixar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- + baixar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to lower (make lower)

Conjugation

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Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-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 2006–2022.
  • abaixa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • 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 Galician-Portuguese abaixar, from a- + baixo (low) + -ar, from Late Latin bassus (low).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ɾ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ɻ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(ɻ)]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bajˈʃaɾ/ [ɐ.βajˈʃaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bai‧xar

Verb

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

  1. to lower; to cause to move downwards
    Synonyms: arriar, baixar
    Antonyms: erguer, suspender
  2. to lower; to cause 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. inflection of abaixar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Derived terms

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