latir

/laˈtʃiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
latio
preterite (eu)
latiu
past participle
latido

Meaning

  1. to bark

    • O cão latiu.

      The dog barked.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

ladrar

ladrar and latir are close synonyms for "to bark," a regional variant, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

bellen

bellen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bark."

Spanish

ladrar

ladrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bark."

Practice

1 What does latir mean?

2 Fill the gap: O cão ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches latir?

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