cobrir
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō. Compare Occitan cobrir, French couvrir, and Spanish cubrir.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kuˈbɾi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /koˈbɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
cobrir (first-person singular present cobreixo, past participle cobert)
- (transitive) to cover
- (transitive) to roof
- Synonym: teular
- (transitive) to mount, to mate with
- Synonym: muntar (equines)
- (transitive) to conceal
- Synonym: amagar
- (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to become overcast; to tarnish (of metal)
Conjugation
Conjugation of cobrir (third conjugation with -eix- infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | cobrir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | cobrint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | cobert | coberta | |||||
| plural | coberts | cobertes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | cobreixo | cobreixes | cobreix | cobrim | cobriu | cobreixen | |
| imperfect | cobria | cobries | cobria | cobríem | cobríeu | cobrien | |
| future | cobriré | cobriràs | cobrirà | cobrirem | cobrireu | cobriran | |
| preterite | cobrí | cobrires | cobrí | cobrírem | cobríreu | cobriren | |
| conditional | cobriria | cobriries | cobriria | cobriríem | cobriríeu | cobririen | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | cobreixi | cobreixis | cobreixi | cobrim | cobriu | cobreixin | |
| imperfect | cobrís | cobrissis | cobrís | cobríssim | cobríssiu | cobrissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | cobreix | cobreixi | cobrim | cobriu | cobreixin | ||
Derived terms
- cobertada
- cobertat
- coberteria
- cobrebanyera
- cobrecalze
- cobrellit
- cobrent
- cobreobjectes
- cobretaula
- cobriespatlles
- cobriment
- recobrir
Related terms
- cobert
- coberta
- cobertor
- cobertura
- cobricel
Further reading
- “cobrir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cobrir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “cobrir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cobrir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Alternative forms
- crubir, cubrir (Limousin)
- curbir
Etymology
From Old Occitan cobrir, from Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈβɾi/
- Rhymes: -i
audio (Béarn) (file) - Hyphenation: co‧brir
Verb
cobrir (transitive)
- to cover
- Antonym: descobrir
Conjugation
Conjugation of cobrir in 
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | cobrir | aver cobèrt | |||||
| past participle | cobèrt | — | |||||
| gerund | cobrissent | avent cobèrt | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | cobrissi | cobrisses | cobrís | cobrissèm | cobrissètz | cobrisson | |
| imperfect | cobrissiái | cobrissiás | cobrissiá | cobrissiam | cobrissiatz | cobrissián | |
| preterite | cobriguèri | cobriguères | cobriguèt | cobriguèrem | cobriguèretz | cobriguèron | |
| future | cobrirai | cobriràs | cobrirà | cobrirem | cobriretz | cobriràn | |
| conditional | cobririái | cobririás | cobririá | cobririam | cobririatz | cobririán | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | cobriguèra | cobriguèras | cobriguèra | cobrigueram | cobrigueratz | cobriguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver plus the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver plus the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | cobrisca | cobriscas | cobrisca | cobriscam | cobriscatz | cobriscan | |
| imperfect | cobriguèsse | cobriguèsses | cobriguèsse | cobriguèssem | cobriguèssetz | cobriguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| cobrís | cobriscam | cobrissetz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Related terms
- dobrir
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- cubrir, curbi
Etymology
From Latin cooperiō, cooperīre. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French covrir.
Verb
cobrir
- to cover
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Bel m’es can eu vei la brolha
- e.lh ram son cubert de folha
- and the branches are covered with leaves
- e.lh ram son cubert de folha
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Bel m’es can eu vei la brolha
Related terms
- obrir / ubrir
Descendants
- Occitan: cobrir
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “cooperīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1141
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cobrir, from Latin cooperīre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [koˈbɾi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kuˈbɾi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [koˈbɾi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈbɾi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈbɾiɾ/ [kuˈβɾiɾ]
- Hyphenation: co‧brir
Verb
cobrir (first-person singular present cubro, third-person singular present cobre, first-person singular preterite cobri, past participle coberto)
- to cover (conceal or protect)
- Synonyms: ocultar, tapar
- Antonym: descobrir
Conjugation
Conjugation of cobrir (u-o alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | cobrir | |||||
| Personal | cobrir | cobrires | cobrir | cobrirmos | cobrirdes | cobrirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| cobrindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | coberto | cobertos | ||||
| Feminine | coberta | cobertas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | cubro | cobres | cobre | cobrimos | cobris | cobrem |
| Imperfect | cobria | cobrias | cobria | cobríamos | cobríeis | cobriam |
| Preterite | cobri | cobriste | cobriu | cobrimos | cobristes | cobriram |
| Pluperfect | cobrira | cobriras | cobrira | cobríramos | cobríreis | cobriram |
| Future | cobrirei | cobrirás | cobrirá | cobriremos | cobrireis | cobrirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| cobriria | cobririas | cobriria | cobriríamos | cobriríeis | cobririam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | cubra | cubras | cubra | cubramos | cubrais | cubram |
| Imperfect | cobrisse | cobrisses | cobrisse | cobríssemos | cobrísseis | cobrissem |
| Future | cobrir | cobrires | cobrir | cobrirmos | cobrirdes | cobrirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | cobre | cubra | cubramos | cobri | cubram | |
| Negative (não) | não cubras | não cubra | não cubramos | não cubrais | não cubram | |
Related terms
- coberto
- cobertor
- cobrimento
- descoberto
- descobrir