espir

Galician

Alternative forms

• despir, ispir

Etymology

Attested since circa 1390 (the derivative despimento since 1294: despeemento, "dispatchment, distributio of assets"). From Latin expedīre (“to dispatch”). Cognate with Portuguese despir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɾ/

Verb

espir (first-person singular present ispo, third-person singular present ispe, first-person singular preterite espín, past participle espido)
espir (first-person singular present ispo, third-person singular present espe, first-person singular preterite espim or espi, past participle espido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to undress (to remove somebody’s clothes)
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to peel, undress (to remove one’s clothes)

   Synonyms: denudar, desvestir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of espir (e becomes i when stressed)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	espir
Personal	espir	espires	espir	espirmos	espirdes	espiren
Gerund
	espindo
Past participle
Masculine	espido			espidos
Feminine	espida			espidas
Indicative
Present	ispo	ispes	ispe	espimos	espides	ispen
Imperfect	espía	espías	espía	espiamos	espiades	espían
Preterite	espín	espiches	espiu	espimos	espistes	espiron
Pluperfect	espira	espiras	espira	espiramos	espirades	espiran
Future	espirei	espirás	espirá	espiremos	espiredes	espirán
Conditional	espiría	espirías	espiría	espiriamos	espiriades	espirían
Subjunctive
Present	ispa	ispas	ispa	ispamos	ispades	ispan
Imperfect	espise	espises	espise	espísemos	espísedes	espisen
Future	espir	espires	espir	espirmos	espirdes	espiren
Imperative
Affirmative		ispe	ispa	ispamos	espide	ispan
Negative (non)		non ispas	non ispa	non ispamos	non ispades	non ispan

    Reintegrated conjugation of espir (i-e alternation in present singular) (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	espir
Personal	espir	espires	espir	espirmos	espirdes	espirem
Gerund
	espindo
Past participle
Masculine	espido			espidos
Feminine	espida			espidas
Indicative
Present	ispo	espes	espe	espimos	espides, espis	espem
Imperfect	espia	espias	espia	espíamos	espíades, espíeis, espíais1	espiam
Preterite	espim, espi	espiste, espiche1	espiu	espimos	espistes	espírom, espiram
Pluperfect	espira	espiras	espira	espíramos	espírades, espíreis, espírais1	espiram
Future	espirei	espirás	espirá	espiremos	espiredes, espireis	espirám, espirão
Conditional	espiria	espirias	espiria	espiríamos	espiríades, espiríeis, espiríais1	espiriam
Subjunctive
Present	ispa	ispas	ispa	ispamos	ispades, ispais	ispam
Imperfect	espisse	espisses	espisse	espíssemos	espíssedes, espísseis	espissem
Future	espir	espires	espir	espirmos	espirdes	espirem
Imperative
Affirmative		espe	ispa	ispamos	espide, espi	ispam
Negative (nom)		nom ispas	nom ispa	nom ispamos	nom ispades, nom ispais	nom ispam

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• despimento
• espido

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espir”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “despeemento”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “espir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN