diminuir

See also: diminuír

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin diminuere, present active infinitive of dīminuō (“I break into small pieces; I diminish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dimiˈnwiɾ/, /dɨmiˈnwiɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɨmiˈnwiɾ/

Verb

diminuir (first-person singular present indicative diminuo, past participle diminuído)

  1. to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
  2. to reduce, shorten
  3. to lower

Conjugation

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