decir

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deˈθiɾ/ [d̪eˈθiɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /deˈsiɾ/ [d̪eˈsiɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: de‧cir === Verb === decir (first-person singular present digo, first-person singular preterite dije, past participle dicho) to say, to tell to pronounce, sound out to say, opine to show; to demonstrate to call; to name Synonym: llamar ¿Cómo le dicen a los barcos en inglés? ― What do they/you call boats in English? (reflexive) to be said (passive voice structure) it is said to declare ==== Usage notes ==== In nonstandard usage, decir may be conjugated like crujir in the imperfect subjunctive (dijieron, dijiera, etc.). It may also be conjugated like a regular -ir verb in the preterite and the imperfect subjunctive. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== dezir (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === decir m (plural decires) saying idle talk ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “decir”, 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