descompor
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
descompor (first-person singular present descompoño, first-person singular preterite descompuxen, past participle descomposto)
descompor (first-person singular present descomponho, first-person singular preterite descompugem or descompus, past participle descomposto, reintegrationist norm)
- to decompose, disassemble
Usage notes
While descompoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form descompor and the correspondingly different conjugation.
Conjugation
Conjugation of descompor (irregular)
Reintegrated conjugation of descompor (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõˈpoʁ/ [des.kõˈpoh], /d͡ʒis.kõˈpoʁ/ [d͡ʒis.kõˈpoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.kõˈpoɾ/, /d͡ʒis.kõˈpoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.kõˈpoʁ/ [deʃ.kõˈpoχ], /d͡ʒiʃ.kõˈpoʁ/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kõˈpoχ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /des.kõˈpoɻ/, /d͡ʒis.kõˈpoɻ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõˈpoʁ/ [des.kõˈpoh]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kõˈpoɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kõˈpo.ɾi/
Verb
descompor (first-person singular present descomponho, first-person singular preterite descompus, past participle descomposto)
- to discompose
- to alter, change
- to deface
Conjugation
Conjugation of descompor (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Further reading
- “descompor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “descompor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026