cerzir
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sarcīre (“to patch”). Compare Spanish surcir.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁˈzi(ʁ)/ [seɦˈzi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾˈzi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁˈzi(ʁ)/ [seʁˈzi(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /seɻˈzi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾˈziɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾˈzi.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: cer‧zir
Verb
cerzir (first-person singular present cirzo, third-person singular present cirze, first-person singular preterite cerzi, past participle cerzido) (Brazil)
cerzir (first-person singular present cirzo, third-person singular present cerze, first-person singular preterite cerzi, past participle cerzido) (Portugal)
- (transitive) to mend
Conjugation
- Brazil
Conjugation of cerzir (e becomes i when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
- Portugal
Conjugation of cerzir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Further reading
- “cerzir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cerzir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026