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especular

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin speculārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulí, past participle especulat)

  1. (intransitive) to speculate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin speculāris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

especular m or f (masculine and feminine plural especulars)

  1. specular

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin speculārī.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pe.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [is.pe.kuˈla(h)], /es.pe.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [es.pe.kuˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pe.kuˈla(ɾ)/, /es.pe.kuˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pe.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pe.kuˈla(χ)], /eʃ.pe.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pe.kuˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pe.kuˈla(ɻ)/
 

Verb

especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulei, past participle especulado)

  1. to speculate
  2. to investigate, to search
  3. to spy

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin speculārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espekuˈlaɾ/ [es.pe.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧cu‧lar

Verb

especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulé, past participle especulado)

  1. to speculate, conjecture

Conjugation

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