hervir

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish fervir, from Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“be hot, boil”). The change in verb class could be by analogy with servir and vivir. Cognate with English brew. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɾˈbiɾ/ [eɾˈβ̞iɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: her‧vir === Verb === hervir (first-person singular present hiervo, first-person singular preterite herví, past participle hervido) (ambitransitive) to boil Synonyms: bullir, cocer to seethe to teem hervir de vida ― to teem with life ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hervir”, 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