semear

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese semear, semẽar, from Latin sēmināre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.meˈa(ʁ)/ [se.meˈa(h)], /se.miˈa(ʁ)/ [se.mɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /seˈmja(ʁ)/ [seˈmja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /se.meˈa(ɾ)/, /se.miˈa(ɾ)/ [se.mɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /seˈmja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /se.meˈa(ʁ)/ [se.meˈa(χ)], /se.miˈa(ʁ)/ [se.mɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /seˈmja(ʁ)/ [seˈmja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.meˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈmjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈmja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: se‧me‧ar

Verb

semear (first-person singular present semeio, first-person singular preterite semeei, past participle semeado)

  1. to sow, to seed

Conjugation