pretexta

See also: pretextá and prétexta

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtes.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtes.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈteʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtes.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtɐjʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtɐjʃ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtejʃ.tɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtejʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈteʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -estɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjʃtɐ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin (toga) praetexta.

Noun

pretexta f (plural pretextas)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) praetexta (white robe)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pretexta

1. inflection of pretextar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pretexta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “pretexta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pretexta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “pretexta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prétexter.

Verb

a pretexta (third-person singular present pretextează, past participle pretextat) 1st conjugation

1. to give as an excuse

Conjugation

    conjugation of pretexta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a pretexta
gerund			pretextând
past participle			pretextat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	pretextez	pretextezi	pretextează	pretextăm	pretextați	pretextează
	imperfect	pretextam	pretextai	pretexta	pretextam	pretextați	pretextau
	simple perfect	pretextai	pretextași	pretextă	pretextarăm	pretextarăți	pretextară
	pluperfect	pretextasem	pretextaseși	pretextase	pretextaserăm	pretextaserăți	pretextaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pretextez	să pretextezi	să pretexteze	să pretextăm	să pretextați	să pretexteze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pretextează			pretextați
	negative		nu pretexta			nu pretextați

Spanish

Verb

pretexta

1. inflection of pretextar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative