Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbi(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧bir
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

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escribir

  1. to write

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  • escribir”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/ [es.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧bir

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escribir

  1. to write

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese escrivir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere. Distant cognate of English shrive.

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/ [es̺.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧bir

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escribir (first-person singular present escribo, first-person singular preterite escribín, past participle escrito)

  1. to write

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Spanish

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Sense 1

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish escrivir, from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈbiɾ/ [es.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧bir

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escribir (first-person singular present escribo, first-person singular preterite escribí, past participle escrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) escripto)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
    Synonyms: redactar, (Belize) raitiar
    Ella escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno.
    She writes all her ideas in a notebook.
    ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido?
    How do you spell your last name? (literally "How is your last name written?", using a pasiva refleja, see [1])
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to write (to) someone (a letter, etc.)
    Escríbeme cuando puedas.Write (to) me when you can.
  3. (transitive or ditransitive) to write someone something
    Escríbele una carta a Papá Noel.Write a letter to Santa Claus.
  4. (transitive) to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.))
    Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII.
    Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century.
  5. (intransitive) to write (to be an author)
    Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir.
    After publishing her first book, she stopped writing.
  6. (intransitive or transitive) to type (on a phone or computer keyboard)
  7. (transitive or ditransitive) to text
    Luego te escribo un mensaje.
    I'll send you a message later.
    (literally, “I'll write you a message later.”)
  8. (colloquial, reflexive) to chat regularly with someone on social media
    Synonym: hablar
    Me escribo con uno del Barça.
    I chat with someone from Barça.

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