gemir

Meaning

  1. to wail
  2. to moan, to groan

Frequency

34k
Hyphenated as
ge‧mir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/xeˈmiɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Semi-learned modification (based on the original Latin etymology) and conjugation change of Old Spanish emer, itself inherited from Latin gemere. Compare Portuguese gemer.

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