incumbir

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin incumbere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: in‧cum‧bir

Verb

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incumbir (first-person singular present incumbo, first-person singular preterite incumbi, past participle incumbido)

  1. to delegate

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin incumbō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inkumˈbiɾ/ [ĩŋ.kũmˈbiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧cum‧bir

Verb

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incumbir (first-person singular present incumbo, first-person singular preterite incumbí, past participle incumbido)

  1. to be incumbent
  2. to correspond to, to have to do with
    No nos incumbe.
    It has nothing to do with us.

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