deixa
See also: deixá and deixà
Catalan
Verb
deixa
- third-person singular present indicative form of deixar
- second-person singular imperative form of deixar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- deyxa (obsolete)
Etymology
From deixar (“to leave; to allow”), from Old Portuguese leixar, from Latin laxāre (“I release”), from laxus (“loose”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɐj.ʃɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈde(j).ʃɐ/
Noun
deixa f (plural deixas)
- a permission to act or speak
- (hydrology) floodplain (plain surrounding a river that experiences periodical flooding)
Verb
deixa
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of deixar
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of deixar