esquecer

Alternative forms

• esquencer

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escaecer, from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, from *excadēre (“fall away”), from Latin ex- + cadere, present active infinitive of cadō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɛˈθeɾ/, (western) /eskɛˈseɾ/

Verb

esquecer (first-person singular present esquezo, first-person singular preterite esquecín, past participle esquecido)

1. to forget

References

• “escaecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “esquecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “esquecer” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “esquecer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escaecer, from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, from *excadēre (“fall away”), from Latin ex- + cadere, present active infinitive of cadō. Compare French échoir, Italian scadere, Romanian scădea, Asturian escaecer, Sardinian iscaèssere, iscarèsciri, iscarèssere, iscadèssere.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kɛ.ˈseɾ/
• Hyphenation: es‧que‧cer

Verb

esquecer (first-person singular present indicative esqueço, past participle esquecido)

1. to forget