equivaler
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aequivalēre; adapted to inherited valer. First attested in 1803.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ki.βəˈlɛ]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ki.vəˈlə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.ki.vaˈleɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Verb
equivaler (first-person singular present equivalc, first-person singular preterite equivalguí, past participle equivalgut)
- (intransitive) to be equal or equivalent to
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- ^ “equivaler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Further reading
- “equivaler”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “equivaler” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “equivaler” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin aequivalēre.
Verb
equivaler (first-person singular present equivallo, first-person singular preterite equivalín, past participle equivalido)
equivaler (first-person singular present equivalho, first-person singular preterite equivalim or equivali, past participle equivalido, reintegrationist norm)
- (intransitive) to be equivalent
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Further reading
- “equivaler”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aequivalēre. Equivalent to equi- + valer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ki.vaˈle(ʁ)/ [e.ki.vaˈle(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.ki.vaˈle(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.ki.vaˈle(ʁ)/ [e.ki.vaˈle(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ki.vaˈle(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ki.vɐˈleɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ki.bɐˈleɾ/ [i.ki.βɐˈleɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ki.vɐˈle.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: e‧qui‧va‧ler
Verb
equivaler (first-person singular present equivalho, first-person singular preterite equivali, past participle equivalido)
- to be equivalent, to correspond [with a ‘to something’]
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “equivaler”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aequivalēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ekibaˈleɾ/ [e.ki.β̞aˈleɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: e‧qui‧va‧ler
Verb
equivaler (first-person singular present equivalgo, first-person singular preterite equivalí, past participle equivalido)
- to be equivalent, to correspond, to be tantamount to
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “equivaler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024