desprendre
See also: desprendré
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /dəsˈp(ɾ)ən.dɾə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dəsˈp(ɾ)ɛn.dɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /desˈp(ɾ)en.dɾe/
Verb
desprendre (first-person singular present desprenc, past participle desprès)
- to detach, to unfasten
- to give off, to emit
- to deduce
Conjugation
Conjugation of desprendre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | desprendre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | desprenent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | desprès | despresa | |||||
| plural | despresos | despreses | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | desprenc | desprens | desprèn | desprenem | despreneu | desprenen | |
| imperfect | desprenia | desprenies | desprenia | despreníem | despreníeu | desprenien | |
| future | desprendré | desprendràs | desprendrà | desprendrem | desprendreu | desprendran | |
| preterite | desprenguí | desprengueres | desprengué | desprenguérem | desprenguéreu | desprengueren | |
| conditional | desprendria | desprendries | desprendria | desprendríem | desprendríeu | desprendrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | desprengui | desprenguis | desprengui | desprenguem | desprengueu | desprenguin | |
| imperfect | desprengués | desprenguessis | desprengués | desprenguéssim | desprenguéssiu | desprenguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | desprèn | desprengui | desprenguem | despreneu | desprenguin | ||
Derived terms
- desprendre's
Middle French
Etymology
des- + prendre. Although there is an isolated attestation of despris in 1170, the first usage of the infinitive desprendre is in 1403.
Verb
desprendre
- (transitive) to detach (something from someone)
- (reflexive, se desprendre) to renounce
Descendants
- French: dépendre
References
- Despite having the same etymology, Dictionnaire du Moyen Français splits desprendre into two entries:
- desprendre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
- desprendre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)