devorar
Catalan
Etymology
Etymology tree
Learned borrowing from Latin dēvorāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [də.βuˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.voˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.voˈɾaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [de.βoˈɾa]
Audio (Valencia): (file)
Verb
devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devorí, past participle devorat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central) /ɔ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /o/
Conjugation
Central Catalan conjugation of devorar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | devorar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | devorant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | devorat | devorada | |||||
| plural | devorats | devorades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | devoro | devores | devora | devorem | devoreu | devoren | |
| imperfect | devorava | devoraves | devorava | devoràvem | devoràveu | devoraven | |
| future | devoraré | devoraràs | devorarà | devorarem | devorareu | devoraran | |
| preterite | devorí | devorares | devorà | devoràrem | devoràreu | devoraren | |
| conditional | devoraria | devoraries | devoraria | devoraríem | devoraríeu | devorarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | devori | devoris | devori | devorem | devoreu | devorin | |
| imperfect | devorés | devoressis | devorés | devoréssim | devoréssiu | devoressin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | devora | devori | devorem | devoreu | devorin | |
| negative (no) | — | no devoris | no devori | no devorem | no devoreu | no devorin | |
Further reading
- “devorar”, 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
- “devorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “devorar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “devorar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English devour, French dévorer, Italian divorare, Spanish devorar, all from Latin dēvorō (“to devour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.voˈrar/
Verb
devorar (present tense devoras, past tense devoris, future tense devoros, imperative devorez, conditional devorus)
Conjugation
|
present | past | future | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | devorar | devorir | devoror | ||||
| tense | devoras | devoris | devoros | ||||
| conditional | devorus | — | — | ||||
| imperative | devorez | — | — | ||||
| adjective active participle | devoranta | devorinta | devoronta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | devorante | devorinte | devoronte | ||||
| nominal active participle |
singular | devoranto | devorinto | devoronto | |||
| plural | devoranti | devorinti | devoronti | ||||
| adjective passive participle | devorata | devorita | devorota | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | devorate | devorite | devorote | ||||
| nominal passive participle |
singular | devorato | devorito | devoroto | |||
| plural | devorati | devoriti | devoroti | ||||
Synonyms
- (to devour): manjegar
Portuguese
Etymology
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Learned borrowing from Latin dēvorāre (“to devour”), from vorō (“to devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.vuˈɾaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.buˈɾaɾ/ [dɨ.βuˈɾaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.vuˈɾa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: de‧vo‧rar
Verb
devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devorei, past participle devorado)
- to devour (to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously)
- Synonym: consumir
- 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
- E devorava-a de beijos violentos, repetidos, quentes, que sufocavam a menina, enchendo-a de espanto e de um instintivo temor cuja origem a pobrezinha, na sua simplicidade, não podia saber qual era.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to devour (to take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze)
Conjugation
Conjugation of devorar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “devorar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “devorar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Learned borrowing from Latin dēvorāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deboˈɾaɾ/ [d̪e.β̞oˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧vo‧rar
Verb
devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devoré, past participle devorado)
- (transitive) to devour
- Synonym: jambarse (Mexico)
- (Internet slang, intransitive) to jump out, to do something well
Conjugation
Conjugation of devorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of devorar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive devorar | dative | devorarme | devorarte | devorarle, devorarse | devorarnos | devoraros | devorarles, devorarse |
| accusative | devorarme | devorarte | devorarlo, devorarla, devorarse | devorarnos | devoraros | devorarlos, devorarlas, devorarse | |
| with gerund devorando | dative | devorándome | devorándote | devorándole, devorándose | devorándonos | devorándoos | devorándoles, devorándose |
| accusative | devorándome | devorándote | devorándolo, devorándola, devorándose | devorándonos | devorándoos | devorándolos, devorándolas, devorándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative devora | dative | devórame | devórate | devórale | devóranos | not used | devórales |
| accusative | devórame | devórate | devóralo, devórala | devóranos | not used | devóralos, devóralas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative devorá | dative | devorame | devorate | devorale | devoranos | not used | devorales |
| accusative | devorame | devorate | devoralo, devorala | devoranos | not used | devoralos, devoralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative devore | dative | devóreme | not used | devórele, devórese | devórenos | not used | devóreles |
| accusative | devóreme | not used | devórelo, devórela, devórese | devórenos | not used | devórelos, devórelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative devoremos | dative | not used | devorémoste | devorémosle | devorémonos | devorémoos | devorémosles |
| accusative | not used | devorémoste | devorémoslo, devorémosla | devorémonos | devorémoos | devorémoslos, devorémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative devorad | dative | devoradme | not used | devoradle | devoradnos | devoraos | devoradles |
| accusative | devoradme | not used | devoradlo, devoradla | devoradnos | devoraos | devoradlos, devoradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative devoren | dative | devórenme | not used | devórenle | devórennos | not used | devórenles, devórense |
| accusative | devórenme | not used | devórenlo, devórenla | devórennos | not used | devórenlos, devórenlas, devórense | |
Further reading
- “devorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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