criar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese criar, from Latin creāre, present active infinitive of creō.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾi.ˈaɾ/
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /kɾi.ˈa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.ˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): /kɾi.ˈa(χ)/
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /kɾi.ˈah/
  • Hyphenation: cri‧ar

Verb

criar (first-person singular present indicative crio, past participle criado)

  1. (transitive) to create, to put into existence
  2. to invent
  3. to raise a child
  4. to breed animals or plants

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:criar.

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin creāre, present active infinitive of creō. Doublet of the borrowed crear.

Verb

criar (first-person singular present crío, first-person singular preterite crie, past participle criado)

  1. to rear or raise (e.g., a child).

Conjugation

  • Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations. This change was put into effect in the 2010 spelling reforms by the RAE, so some other forms are still commonly seen.

    See also


    Venetian

    Verb

    criar

    1. (transitive, intransitive) to fight or scold

    Conjugation

    • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

    Synonyms

    • piànzar
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