absorver

Galician

Verb

absorver (first-person singular present absorvo, first-person singular preterite absorvim or absorvi, past participle absorvido, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of absorber

Conjugation

    Reintegrated conjugation of absorver (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	absorver
Personal	absorver	absorveres	absorver	absorvermos	absorverdes	absorverem
Gerund
	absorvendo
Past participle
Masculine	absorvido			absorvidos
Feminine	absorvida			absorvidas
Indicative
Present	absorvo	absorves	absorve	absorvemos	absorvedes, absorveis	absorvem
Imperfect	absorvia	absorvias	absorvia	absorvíamos	absorvíades, absorvíeis, absorvíais1	absorviam
Preterite	absorvim, absorvi	absorveste, absorveche1	absorveu	absorvemos	absorvestes	absorvêrom, absorveram
Pluperfect	absorvera	absorveras	absorvera	absorvêramos	absorvêrades, absorvêreis, absorvêrais1	absorveram
Future	absorverei	absorverás	absorverá	absorveremos	absorveredes, absorvereis	absorverám, absorverão
Conditional	absorveria	absorverias	absorveria	absorveríamos	absorveríades, absorveríeis, absorveríais1	absorveriam
Subjunctive
Present	absorva	absorvas	absorva	absorvamos	absorvades, absorvais	absorvam
Imperfect	absorvesse	absorvesses	absorvesse	absorvêssemos	absorvêssedes, absorvêsseis	absorvessem
Future	absorver	absorveres	absorver	absorvermos	absorverdes	absorverem
Imperative
Affirmative		absorve	absorva	absorvamos	absorvede, absorvei	absorvam
Negative (nom)		nom absorvas	nom absorva	nom absorvamos	nom absorvades, nom absorvais	nom absorvam

¹Less recommended.

References

• “absorver” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin absorbēre (“to absorb”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ab.soʁˈve(ʁ)/ [ab.soɦˈve(h)], /a.bi.zoʁˈve(ʁ)/ [a.bi.zoɦˈve(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ab.soʁˈve(ʁ)/ [ab.soɦˈve(h)], /a.bi.zoʁˈve(ʁ)/ [a.bi.zoɦˈve(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ab.soɾˈve(ɾ)/, /a.bi.zoɾˈve(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ab.soʁˈve(ʁ)/ [ab.soʁˈve(χ)], /a.bi.zoʁˈve(ʁ)/ [a.bi.zoʁˈve(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ab.soɻˈve(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bsoɾˈveɾ/ [ɐ.βsoɾˈveɾ], /ɐ.bsɔɾˈveɾ/ [ɐ.βsɔɾˈveɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bsoɾˈveɾ/ [ɐ.βsoɾˈveɾ], /ɐ.bsɔɾˈveɾ/ [ɐ.βsɔɾˈveɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bsoɾˈbeɾ/ [ɐ.βsoɾˈβeɾ], /ɐ.bsɔɾˈbeɾ/ [ɐ.βsɔɾˈβeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bsoɾˈve.ɾi/ [ɐ.βsoɾˈve.ɾi], /ɐ.bsɔɾˈve.ɾi/ [ɐ.βsɔɾˈve.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -eɾ, (Brazil) -eʁ
• Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧ver

Verb

absorver (first-person singular present absorvo, first-person singular preterite absorvi, past participle absorvido, short past participle (Brazil only) absorto)

1. (transitive) to absorb

   Synonyms: sorver, embeber

2. (pronominal) to be enraptured; to concentrate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of absorver (irregular short past participle) (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	absorver
Personal	absorver	absorveres	absorver	absorvermos	absorverdes	absorverem
Gerund
	absorvendo
Short past participle
Masculine	absorto1,2			absortos1,2
Feminine	absorta1,2			absortas1,2
Long past participle
Masculine	absorvido3			absorvidos3
Feminine	absorvida3			absorvidas3
Indicative
Present	absorvo	absorves	absorve	absorvemos	absorveis	absorvem
Imperfect	absorvia	absorvias	absorvia	absorvíamos	absorvíeis	absorviam
Preterite	absorvi	absorveste	absorveu	absorvemos	absorvestes	absorveram
Pluperfect	absorvera	absorveras	absorvera	absorvêramos	absorvêreis	absorveram
Future	absorverei	absorverás	absorverá	absorveremos	absorvereis	absorverão
Conditional	absorveria	absorverias	absorveria	absorveríamos	absorveríeis	absorveriam
Subjunctive
Present	absorva	absorvas	absorva	absorvamos	absorvais	absorvam
Imperfect	absorvesse	absorvesses	absorvesse	absorvêssemos	absorvêsseis	absorvessem
Future	absorver	absorveres	absorver	absorvermos	absorverdes	absorverem
Imperative
Affirmative		absorve	absorva	absorvamos	absorvei	absorvam
Negative (não)		não absorvas	não absorva	não absorvamos	não absorvais	não absorvam

¹Brazil only.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
³Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.

Derived terms

• absorvedor
• absorvedouro
• absorvência
• absorvente
• absorvível

 

Related terms

• absorção
• sorver

 

Further reading

• “absorver”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “absorver”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “absorver” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “absorver”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “absorver”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “absorver”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024