comparèixer

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From con- +‎ parèixer, based on Latin compārēre, or taken from a Vulgar Latin root *comparescere. First attested in 1575, and replaced Old Catalan comparer. Compare French comparaître and Italian comparire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pəˈɾɛ.ʃə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.pəˈɾə.ʃə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.paˈɾej.ʃeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃe(ɾ)

Verb

comparèixer (first-person singular present comparec, first-person singular preterite compareguí, past participle comparegut); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to appear, to attend, to show up
  2. to be found (after having been lost)

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