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)

  1. (intransitive) to be equal or equivalent to

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ equivaler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Further reading

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)

  1. (intransitive) to be equivalent

Conjugation

Further reading

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)

  1. to be equivalent, to correspond [with a ‘to something’]

Conjugation

Further reading

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)

  1. to be equivalent, to correspond, to be tantamount to

Conjugation

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