elegir

== Catalan == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Latin ēligere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.ləˈʒi] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.leˈd͡ʒiɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [e.leˈʒi] === Verb === elegir (first-person singular present elegeixo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegit) to choose, elect Synonym: escollir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== elecció electe electiu === Further reading === “elegir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “elegir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “elegir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “elegir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === eligir (obsolete) esleer, esleír (archaic) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish elegir, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēligere. Compare the inherited form esleer ~ esleír. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eleˈxiɾ/ [e.leˈxiɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: e‧le‧gir === Verb === elegir (first-person singular present elijo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegido or electo) (transitive) to choose Synonyms: escoger, seleccionar to elect ==== Usage notes ==== In nonstandard usage, every conjugation can be written with a g, even though all of them have the /x/ sound. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “elegir”, 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