crecer

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin crēscere.

Verb

crecer

  1. to grow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese crecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Latin crēscere. Compare Portuguese crescer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɾeˈθeɾ], (western) [kɾeˈseɾ]

Verb

crecer (first-person singular present crezo, first-person singular preterite crecín, past participle crecido)
crecer (first-person singular present creço, first-person singular preterite crecim or creci, past participle crecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to grow

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crēscere.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɾ

Verb

crecer

  1. (intransitive) to grow

Descendants

  • Galician: crecer
  • Portuguese: crescer

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

crecer (first-person singular present creço, first-person singular preterite creci, past participle crecido)

  1. obsolete spelling of crescer
  2. misspelling of crescer

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cresçer, from Latin crēscĕre, from Proto-Italic *krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (to grow, become bigger). Compare French croître, Italian crescere and English crescent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈθeɾ/ [kɾeˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈseɾ/ [kɾeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: cre‧cer

Verb

crecer (first-person singular present crezco, first-person singular preterite crecí, past participle crecido)

  1. to grow
    Antonym: decrecer

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading