[ˈdɛw.ɾə], [ˈdəw.ɾə], [ˈdew.ɾe]
OrigenInherited from Latin dēbēre (“owe”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin root *debĕre). Compare Occitan deure, dever, French devoir, Spanish deber.
- masculineduty, obligation
- masculine, plural-normallyhomework
- Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitiveto owe
- Balearic, Central, Valenciato have to (followed by an infinitive)
- Balearic, Central, Valenciait can be assumed, it can be inferred, to be possible (followed by an infinitive)
Formesdeures(plural) · deure(canonical) · root stress:(canonical) · ɛ(canonical) · /e/(canonical) · /ə/(canonical) · dec(first-person, present, singular) · deguí(first-person, preterite, singular) · degut(participle, past) · deure(infinitive) · devent(gerund) · degut(masculine, participle, past, singular) · deguda(feminine, participle, past, singular) · deguts(masculine, participle, past, plural) · degudes(feminine, participle, past, plural) · dec(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · deus(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · deu(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · devem(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · deveu(indicative, plural, present, second-person)