interferi

See also: interferí and interferì

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin interferō, from inter- + ferō. Compare English interfere, French interférer, Spanish interferir, Catalan interferir, Portuguese interferir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /interˈferi/
• Rhymes: -eri
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ri

Verb

interferi (present interferas, past interferis, future interferos, conditional interferus, volitive interferu)(intransitive)

1. (physics) to interfere (be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed)
   • 2025 January 5, "LiMrBot", kaj aliaj kontribuintoj de Vikipedio, “Geomagnetiko”, in Vikipedio: La libera enciklopedio‎ (encyclopedia), Vikimedio, retrieved 22 April 2025:

     Ilia magnetkampo interferas kun tiu de la Tero kiel perturba kampo, kiu generas "anomaliojn" en la normala kampo.

     Their magnetic field interferes with that of the Earth as a perturbation field, which generates "anomalies" in the normal field.

2. (figuratively) to interfere (get involved, causing disturbance)

   Synonyms: interinflui, konflikti, interagi, interbatali, perturbi

   • 2004 November, Arundhati Roy, “La danĝeroj de la internacia helpismo”, in Le Monde diplomatique en Esperanto 2002–2004‎, Embres-et-Castelmaure: Unesko-Grupo Narbonia, retrieved 22 April 2025:

     […] spekuladaj kapitaloj […] interferas kun la lokaj popolaj movadoj, kiuj estas tradicie sendependaj.

     […] speculative capital […] interferes with local peoples’ movements that have traditionally been self-reliant.

   • 2011–2013, Michael Klare, “Unu piedo en Azio, alian en Proksim-Oriento”, in "Le Monde diplomatique" en Esperanto 2011–2013‎, number 1984, Embres-et-Castelmaure: Unesko-Grupo Narbonia, retrieved 22 April 2025:

     Ĝis nun, Sirio interesis Usonon do nur en la mezuro en kiu ĝi interferas kun la interesoj de Israelo kaj de la petrolmonarĥioj.

     So far, Syria has only interested the United States to the extent that it interferes with the interests of Israel and the oil monarchies.

   • 2016, Nikolao Gudskov, “Sagao pri disfloro kaj pereo”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎, Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 16 February 2020:

     La romano havas kvin ĉefajn temliniojn, kiuj interplektiĝas, interferas, disiĝas, kaj denove kuniĝas, kreante stereoskopian bildon de la vivo […].

     The novel has five main theme lines, that intertwine, interfere, separate, and come together again, creating a stereoscopic picture of life […].

Conjugation

Conjugation of interferi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		interferas		interferis		interferos
active participle		interferanta	interferantaj	interferinta	interferintaj	interferonta	interferontaj
	acc.	interferantan	interferantajn	interferintan	interferintajn	interferontan	interferontajn
nominal active participle		interferanto	interferantoj	interferinto	interferintoj	interferonto	interferontoj
	acc.	interferanton	interferantojn	interferinton	interferintojn	interferonton	interferontojn
adverbial active participle		interferante		interferinte		interferonte
		infinitive	interferi	imperative	interferu	conditional	interferus

Further reading

• “interferi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾˈfeɾi/ [in̪.t̪eɾˈfe.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -eɾi
• Hyphenation: in‧tėr‧fê‧ri

Verb

interferi

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of interferir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁ.feˈɾi/ [ĩ.teh.feˈɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁ.feˈɾi/ [ĩ.teh.feˈɾi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɾ.feˈɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁ.feˈɾi/ [ĩ.teχ.feˈɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɻ.feˈɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨˈɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ri

Verb

interferi

1. inflection of interferir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative