descobrir

From Old Occitan descobrir (compare Occitan descobrir, descubrir), from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō (compare French découvrir, Spanish descubrir), from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Surface analysis: des- +‎ cobrir.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /dəs.kuˈbɾi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /des.koˈbɾiɾ/

descobrir (first-person singular present descobreixo, past participle descobert)

1. to discover
2. to uncover, to reveal

• (to discover): localitzar

• descobert
• cobrir

From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō (“I expose”), from Latin dis- + cooperiō (“I cover wholly”). Surface analysis: des- +‎ cobrir.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdes̺.ko.ˈbɾiɾ/

descobrir

1. to discover; to find out
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 159 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria fez deſcobrir hũa poſta de carne que furtaran a uũs romeus na uila de Rocamador.

     How Holy Mary caused to be found a piece of meat which was stolen from some pilgrims in the village of Rocamadour.

• descoberto
• cobrir

• Portuguese: descobrir

From Old Portuguese descobrir (“to find out”), from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō (“I expose”), from Latin dis- + cooperiō (“I cover wholly”). Surface analysis: des- +‎ cobrir.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.ku.ˈβɾiɾ/
• Hyphenation: des‧co‧brir

descobrir (first-person singular present indicative descubro, past participle descoberto)

1. to discover (to find something for the first time)
2. to uncover (to remove something’s cover)

• (to discover): encontrar

• (to uncover): cobrir, encobrir

• descobrimento
• redescobrir

• descoberta
• descoberto
• cobrir