conèixer
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin conōscere, variant of Latin cognōscere. Attested from the twelfth century.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuˈnɛ.ʃə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koˈnə.ʃə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [koˈnej.ʃeɾ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʃe(ɾ)
Verb
conèixer (first-person singular present conec, first-person singular preterite coneguí, past participle conegut); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- to know (a person, a place, etc.)
- Conec un bon restaurant italià. ― I know of a good Italian restaurant.
- Havent viscut a Tokyo, conec bé la ciutat. ― Having lived in Tokyo, I know the city well.
- to get to know
- to recognise
Conjugation
Conjugation of conèixer (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ “conèixer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Further reading
- “conèixer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “conèixer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “conèixer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.