prazer

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin placēre, with an irregular phonetic development concerning the initial consonant cluster (the regular outcome would have been *chazer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾaˈd͡zer], [pɾaˈz̻er]

Noun

prazer m

1. pleasure
2. please

Alternative forms

• plazer

Verb

prazer

1. to please
   • 13th century, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Quen soubér Santa María loar, será de bon sen :

     [...] pero prazer-m-ía muito se m' oíssedes mui ben.

     [...] however, it would really please me if you would listen to me mindfully.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prazer (irregular, defective)

infinitive		simple		prazer
		compound		—
gerund		simple		prazendo
		compound		—
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		—		—
		feminine		—		—
present participle				*prazente		*prazentes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outras vos outros	eles elas
simple tenses	present	—	—	praz, praze	—	—	prazen
	imperfect	—	—	prazia	—	—	prazian
	preterite	—	—	prougue, prouve, prougo, prouvo	—	—	*prougueron, prouveron
	pluperfect	—	—	prouguera, *prouvera	—	—	prougueran, prouveran
	future	—	—	*prazerá	—	—	*prazerán
	conditional	—	—	prazeria	—	—	*prazerian
compound tenses	present perfect	—
	present imperfect	—
	past anterior	—
	pluperfect	—
	future perfect	—
	conditional perfect	—
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	—	—	praza	—	—	*prazan
	preterite	—	—	prouguesse, prouvesse	—	—	*prouguessen, *prouvessen
	future	—	—	prouguer, prouver	—	—	*prougueren, *prouveren
compound tenses	present perfect	—
	pluperfect	—
	future perfect	—
imperative mood		—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	—	—	—	—	—
negative		—	—	—	—	—	—
personal infinitive		—	—	el~ele ela vossa mercee	—	—	eles elas
		—	—	*prazer	—	—	*prazeren

Alternative forms

• aprazer, aplazer, plazer

Descendants

• Galician: pracer
• Portuguese: prazer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prazer, from Latin placēre, with an irregular phonetic development concerning the initial consonant cluster (the regular outcome would have been *chazer). Compare Spanish placer and Galician pracer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾaˈze(ʁ)/ [pɾaˈze(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾaˈze(ʁ)/ [pɾaˈze(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾaˈze(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾaˈze(ʁ)/ [pɾaˈze(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾaˈze(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈzeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈzeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈze.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pra‧zer

Noun

prazer m (plural prazeres)

1. pleasure
2. please

Verb

prazer (third-person only, third-person singular present praz, third-person singular preterite prouve, past participle prazido)

1. to please

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prazer (irregular; third-person only) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	prazer
Personal	—	—	prazer	—	—	prazerem
Gerund
	prazendo
Past participle
Masculine	prazido			prazidos
Feminine	prazida			prazidas
Indicative
Present	—	—	praz	—	—	prazem
Imperfect	—	—	prazia	—	—	praziam
Preterite	—	—	prouve	—	—	prouveram
Pluperfect	—	—	prouvera	—	—	prouveram
Future	—	—	prazerá	—	—	prazerão
Conditional	—	—	prazeria	—	—	prazeriam
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	praza	—	—	prazam
Imperfect	—	—	prouvesse	—	—	prouvessem
Future	—	—	prouver	—	—	prouverem
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (não)		—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• aprazer
• desprazer
• desmancha-prazeres
• prazeroso