esfereir

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from feresa (“fierceness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.fə.ɾəˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.fe.ɾeˈiɾ]

Verb

esfereir (first-person singular present esfereeixo, first-person singular preterite esfereí, past participle esfereït)

1. (transitive) to give a fright, to put the heart across one
2. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to be frightened
   • 1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:

     Quan era petit i em trobava sol, se'm nuava el cor d'esglai i de dol i m'esfereïen visions estranyes.

     When I was small and found myself alone, my heart was choked with fright and pain and I was terrified by strange visions.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esfereir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			esfereir
gerund			esfereint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esfereït		esfereïda
		plural		esfereïts		esfereïdes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esfereeixo	esfereeixes	esfereeix	esfereïm	esfereïu	esfereeixen
	imperfect	esfereïa	esfereïes	esfereïa	esfereíem	esfereíeu	esfereïen
	future	esfereiré	esfereiràs	esfereirà	esfereirem	esfereireu	esfereiran
	preterite	esfereí	esfereïres	esfereí	esfereírem	esfereíreu	esfereïren
	conditional	esfereiria	esfereiries	esfereiria	esfereiríem	esfereiríeu	esfereirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esfereeixi	esfereeixis	esfereeixi	esfereïm	esfereïu	esfereeixin
	imperfect	esfereís	esfereïssis	esfereís	esfereíssim	esfereíssiu	esfereïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esfereeix	esfereeixi	esfereïm	esfereïu	esfereeixin
	negative (no)	—	no esfereeixis	no esfereeixi	no esfereïm	no esfereïu	no esfereeixin

Derived terms

• esfereïdor
• esfereïment

 

Further reading

• “esfereir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.