prescindir
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praescindō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pɾə.sinˈdi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾe.sinˈdiɾ/
Verb
prescindir (first-person singular present prescindeixo, past participle prescindit)
- (intransitive) to disregard, to leave out
- (intransitive) to do without
- 1962, Joan Fuster, Nosaltres, els valencians:
- La València de l'època foral s'acostuma a prescindir d'una bona fracció del seu regne.
- The Valencia of the epoch of fueros became accustomed to doing without a good fraction of her kingdom.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of prescindir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | prescindir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | prescindint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | prescindit | prescindida | |||||
| plural | prescindits | prescindides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | prescindeixo | prescindeixes | prescindeix | prescindim | prescindiu | prescindeixen | |
| imperfect | prescindia | prescindies | prescindia | prescindíem | prescindíeu | prescindien | |
| future | prescindiré | prescindiràs | prescindirà | prescindirem | prescindireu | prescindiran | |
| preterite | prescindí | prescindires | prescindí | prescindírem | prescindíreu | prescindiren | |
| conditional | prescindiria | prescindiries | prescindiria | prescindiríem | prescindiríeu | prescindirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | prescindeixi | prescindeixis | prescindeixi | prescindim | prescindiu | prescindeixin | |
| imperfect | prescindís | prescindissis | prescindís | prescindíssim | prescindíssiu | prescindissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | prescindeix | prescindeixi | prescindim | prescindiu | prescindeixin | ||
Derived terms
- prescindible
Further reading
- “prescindir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin praescindō (“to separate”), formed from Latin prae- (“before”) + scindō (“split, divide”). Compare Spanish prescindir, Italian prescindere and English prescind.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pres‧cin‧dir
Verb
prescindir (first-person singular present prescindo, first-person singular preterite prescindi, past participle prescindido)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de or with no preposition) to do without; to dispense
- 1990, Estados-membros da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP), Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (1990):
- Prescinde-se de acento gráfico para distinguir palavras oxítonas homógrafas, mas heterofónicas/heterofônicas, do tipo de cor (ô), substantivo, e cor (ó), elemento da locução de cor; colher (ê), verbo, e colher (é), substantivo.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Conjugation
Conjugation of prescindir (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 | prescindir | |||||
| Personal | prescindir | prescindires | prescindir | prescindirmos | prescindirdes | prescindirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| prescindindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | prescindido | prescindidos | ||||
| Feminine | prescindida | prescindidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | prescindo | prescindes | prescinde | prescindimos | prescindis | prescindem |
| Imperfect | prescindia | prescindias | prescindia | prescindíamos | prescindíeis | prescindiam |
| Preterite | prescindi | prescindiste | prescindiu | prescindimos | prescindistes | prescindiram |
| Pluperfect | prescindira | prescindiras | prescindira | prescindíramos | prescindíreis | prescindiram |
| Future | prescindirei | prescindirás | prescindirá | prescindiremos | prescindireis | prescindirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| prescindiria | prescindirias | prescindiria | prescindiríamos | prescindiríeis | prescindiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | prescinda | prescindas | prescinda | prescindamos | prescindais | prescindam |
| Imperfect | prescindisse | prescindisses | prescindisse | prescindíssemos | prescindísseis | prescindissem |
| Future | prescindir | prescindires | prescindir | prescindirmos | prescindirdes | prescindirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | prescinde | prescinda | prescindamos | prescindi | prescindam | |
| Negative (não) | não prescindas | não prescinda | não prescindamos | não prescindais | não prescindam | |
Derived terms
- prescindível (“optional, dispensable”)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praescindō, formed from Latin prae- (“before”) + scindō (“split, divide”). Equivalent to pre- + escindir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾesθinˈdiɾ/ [pɾes.θĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾesinˈdiɾ/ [pɾe.sĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: pres‧cin‧dir
Verb
prescindir (first-person singular present prescindo, first-person singular preterite prescindí, past participle prescindido)
- to do without
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 15:
- Salvo en las severas páginas de la historia, los hechos memorables prescinden de frases memorables.
- Except for in the severe pages of history, memorable deeds do without memorable phrases.
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 15:
Conjugation
Conjugation of prescindir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | prescindir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | prescindiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | prescindido | prescindida | |||||
| plural | prescindidos | prescindidas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | prescindo | prescindestú prescindísvos | prescinde | prescindimos | prescindís | prescinden | |
| imperfect | prescindía | prescindías | prescindía | prescindíamos | prescindíais | prescindían | |
| preterite | prescindí | prescindiste | prescindió | prescindimos | prescindisteis | prescindieron | |
| future | prescindiré | prescindirás | prescindirá | prescindiremos | prescindiréis | prescindirán | |
| conditional | prescindiría | prescindirías | prescindiría | prescindiríamos | prescindiríais | prescindirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | prescinda | prescindastú prescindásvos2 | prescinda | prescindamos | prescindáis | prescindan | |
| imperfect (ra) | prescindiera | prescindieras | prescindiera | prescindiéramos | prescindierais | prescindieran | |
| imperfect (se) | prescindiese | prescindieses | prescindiese | prescindiésemos | prescindieseis | prescindiesen | |
| future1 | prescindiere | prescindieres | prescindiere | prescindiéremos | prescindiereis | prescindieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | prescindetú prescindívos | prescinda | prescindamos | prescindid | prescindan | ||
| negative | no prescindas | no prescinda | no prescindamos | no prescindáis | no prescindan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of prescindir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive prescindir | |||||||
| dative | prescindirme | prescindirte | prescindirle, prescindirse | prescindirnos | prescindiros | prescindirles, prescindirse | |
| accusative | prescindirme | prescindirte | prescindirlo, prescindirla, prescindirse | prescindirnos | prescindiros | prescindirlos, prescindirlas, prescindirse | |
| with gerund prescindiendo | |||||||
| dative | prescindiéndome | prescindiéndote | prescindiéndole, prescindiéndose | prescindiéndonos | prescindiéndoos | prescindiéndoles, prescindiéndose | |
| accusative | prescindiéndome | prescindiéndote | prescindiéndolo, prescindiéndola, prescindiéndose | prescindiéndonos | prescindiéndoos | prescindiéndolos, prescindiéndolas, prescindiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative prescinde | |||||||
| dative | prescíndeme | prescíndete | prescíndele | prescíndenos | not used | prescíndeles | |
| accusative | prescíndeme | prescíndete | prescíndelo, prescíndela | prescíndenos | not used | prescíndelos, prescíndelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative prescindí | |||||||
| dative | prescindime | prescindite | prescindile | prescindinos | not used | prescindiles | |
| accusative | prescindime | prescindite | prescindilo, prescindila | prescindinos | not used | prescindilos, prescindilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative prescinda | |||||||
| dative | prescíndame | not used | prescíndale, prescíndase | prescíndanos | not used | prescíndales | |
| accusative | prescíndame | not used | prescíndalo, prescíndala, prescíndase | prescíndanos | not used | prescíndalos, prescíndalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative prescindamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | prescindámoste | prescindámosle | prescindámonos | prescindámoos | prescindámosles | |
| accusative | not used | prescindámoste | prescindámoslo, prescindámosla | prescindámonos | prescindámoos | prescindámoslos, prescindámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative prescindid | |||||||
| dative | prescindidme | not used | prescindidle | prescindidnos | prescindíos | prescindidles | |
| accusative | prescindidme | not used | prescindidlo, prescindidla | prescindidnos | prescindíos | prescindidlos, prescindidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative prescindan | |||||||
| dative | prescíndanme | not used | prescíndanle | prescíndannos | not used | prescíndanles, prescíndanse | |
| accusative | prescíndanme | not used | prescíndanlo, prescíndanla | prescíndannos | not used | prescíndanlos, prescíndanlas, prescíndanse | |
Further reading
- “prescindir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014