bendecir

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin benedīcere; cf. bien and decir. Compare also Portuguese bendizer, benzer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bendeˈθiɾ/ [bẽn̪.d̪eˈθiɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /bendeˈsiɾ/ [bẽn̪.d̪eˈsiɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: ben‧de‧cir === Verb === bendecir (first-person singular present bendigo, first-person singular preterite bendije, past participle bendecido or bendito) to bless Antonym: maldecir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Galician: bendicir === Further reading === “bendecir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025