derrota

See also: derrotá and derrotà

Catalan

Verb

derrota

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of derrotar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of derrotar

Galician

Noun

derrota f (plural derrotas)

  1. defeat

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from derrotar.

Noun

derrota f (plural derrotas)

  1. defeat
  2. (nautical) route (course travelled by a ship)
    • 1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam, page 3:
      E velejando todas eſtas naos por ſua derrota prouue a noſſo Senhor que chegarão a ſaluamento a Moçambique, […]
      And our Lord was pleased that all of these ships sailing through their route reached the safety of Mozambique, […]

Verb

derrota

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of derrotar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of derrotar

Spanish

Etymology 1

From derromper.

Noun

derrota f (plural derrotas)

  1. path, route, track
  2. (nautical) course
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Metonymically from rota (“wheel”), in the sense of retreat, with influence from French déroute (“rout”).

Noun

derrota f (plural derrotas)

  1. defeat

Verb

derrota

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of derrotar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of derrotar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of derrotar.
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