ressecar

Catalan

Etymology

From ressec +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.səˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.seˈkaɾ]

Verb

ressecar (first-person singular present resseco, first-person singular preterite ressequí, past participle ressecat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to dry up, to parch
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to dry out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ressecar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			ressecar
gerund			ressecant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ressecat		ressecada
		plural		ressecats		ressecades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	resseco	resseques	resseca	ressequem	ressequeu	ressequen
	imperfect	ressecava	ressecaves	ressecava	ressecàvem	ressecàveu	ressecaven
	future	ressecaré	ressecaràs	ressecarà	ressecarem	ressecareu	ressecaran
	preterite	ressequí	ressecares	ressecà	ressecàrem	ressecàreu	ressecaren
	conditional	ressecaria	ressecaries	ressecaria	ressecaríem	ressecaríeu	ressecarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ressequi	ressequis	ressequi	ressequem	ressequeu	ressequin
	imperfect	ressequés	ressequessis	ressequés	ressequéssim	ressequéssiu	ressequessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	resseca	ressequi	ressequem	ressequeu	ressequin
	negative (no)	—	no ressequis	no ressequi	no ressequem	no ressequeu	no ressequin

Derived terms

• ressecada
• ressecament

Related terms

• assecar
• dessecar
• sec

 

Further reading

• “ressecar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈka(ʁ)/ [he.seˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈka(ʁ)/ [he.seˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈka(ɾ)/ [he.seˈka(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈka(ʁ)/ [χe.seˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.seˈka(ɻ)/ [he.seˈka(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.sɨˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.sɨˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.sɨˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: res‧se‧car

Etymology 1

From re- +‎ secar.

Verb

ressecar (first-person singular present resseco, first-person singular preterite ressequei, past participle ressecado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to desiccate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ressecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	ressecar
Personal	ressecar	ressecares	ressecar	ressecarmos	ressecardes	ressecarem
Gerund
	ressecando
Past participle
Masculine	ressecado			ressecados
Feminine	ressecada			ressecadas
Indicative
Present	resseco	ressecas	resseca	ressecamos	ressecais	ressecam
Imperfect	ressecava	ressecavas	ressecava	ressecávamos	ressecáveis	ressecavam
Preterite	ressequei	ressecaste	ressecou	ressecamos1, ressecámos2	ressecastes	ressecaram
Pluperfect	ressecara	ressecaras	ressecara	ressecáramos	ressecáreis	ressecaram
Future	ressecarei	ressecarás	ressecará	ressecaremos	ressecareis	ressecarão
Conditional	ressecaria	ressecarias	ressecaria	ressecaríamos	ressecaríeis	ressecariam
Subjunctive
Present	resseque	resseques	resseque	ressequemos	ressequeis	ressequem
Imperfect	ressecasse	ressecasses	ressecasse	ressecássemos	ressecásseis	ressecassem
Future	ressecar	ressecares	ressecar	ressecarmos	ressecardes	ressecarem
Imperative
Affirmative		resseca	resseque	ressequemos	ressecai	ressequem
Negative (não)		não resseques	não resseque	não ressequemos	não ressequeis	não ressequem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

From Latin resecāre.

Verb

ressecar (first-person singular present resseco, first-person singular preterite ressequei, past participle ressecado)

1. (transitive, surgery) to resect

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ressecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	ressecar
Personal	ressecar	ressecares	ressecar	ressecarmos	ressecardes	ressecarem
Gerund
	ressecando
Past participle
Masculine	ressecado			ressecados
Feminine	ressecada			ressecadas
Indicative
Present	resseco	ressecas	resseca	ressecamos	ressecais	ressecam
Imperfect	ressecava	ressecavas	ressecava	ressecávamos	ressecáveis	ressecavam
Preterite	ressequei	ressecaste	ressecou	ressecamos1, ressecámos2	ressecastes	ressecaram
Pluperfect	ressecara	ressecaras	ressecara	ressecáramos	ressecáreis	ressecaram
Future	ressecarei	ressecarás	ressecará	ressecaremos	ressecareis	ressecarão
Conditional	ressecaria	ressecarias	ressecaria	ressecaríamos	ressecaríeis	ressecariam
Subjunctive
Present	resseque	resseques	resseque	ressequemos	ressequeis	ressequem
Imperfect	ressecasse	ressecasses	ressecasse	ressecássemos	ressecásseis	ressecassem
Future	ressecar	ressecares	ressecar	ressecarmos	ressecardes	ressecarem
Imperative
Affirmative		resseca	resseque	ressequemos	ressecai	ressequem
Negative (não)		não resseques	não resseque	não ressequemos	não ressequeis	não ressequem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “ressecar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ressecar” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “ressecar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “ressecar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “ressecar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “ressecar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.