# esvair
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exvadĕre, from Latin ēvādō. Doublet of evadir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əz.bəˈi]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əz.vəˈi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ez.vaˈiɾ]

### Verb

esvair (first-person singular present esvaeixo, first-person singular preterite esvaí, past participle esvaït)
* (transitive) to defeat, to rout
    Synonym: desfer
* (transitive) to devastate
* (transitive) to dispel, destroy, eliminate
    Synonyms: dissipar, extingir
* (pronominal) to vanish, disappear
* (pronominal) to faint (especially from lack of food)
    Synonym: defallir

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | esvair | esvair | esvair | esvair | esvair |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | esvaint | esvaint | esvaint | esvaint | esvaint |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | esvaït | esvaït | esvaïda | esvaïda |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | esvaïts | esvaïts | esvaïdes | esvaïdes |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | esvaeixo | esvaeixes | esvaeix | esvaïm | esvaïu | esvaeixen |
| indicative | imperfect | esvaïa | esvaïes | esvaïa | esvaíem | esvaíeu | esvaïen |
| indicative | future | esvairé | esvairàs | esvairà | esvairem | esvaireu | esvairan |
| indicative | preterite | esvaí | esvaïres | esvaí | esvaírem | esvaíreu | esvaïren |
| indicative | conditional | esvairia | esvairies | esvairia | esvairíem | esvairíeu | esvairien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | esvaeixi | esvaeixis | esvaeixi | esvaïm | esvaïu | esvaeixin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | esvaís | esvaïssis | esvaís | esvaíssim | esvaíssiu | esvaïssin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | esvaeix | esvaeixi | esvaïm | esvaïu | esvaeixin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no esvaeixis | no esvaeixi | no esvaïm | no esvaïu | no esvaeixin |

#### Derived terms

* esvaïda
* esvaïment
* esvaït

### Further reading

* “esvair” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exvānĕre, from Latin vānus. Cf. also French évanouir, Old French esvanir.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /iz.vaˈi(ʁ)/ [iz.vaˈi(h)], /ez.vaˈi(ʁ)/ [ez.vaˈi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /iz.vaˈi(ʁ)/ [iz.vaˈi(h)], /ez.vaˈi(ʁ)/ [ez.vaˈi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /iz.vaˈi(ɾ)/, /ez.vaˈi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʒ.vaˈi(ʁ)/ [iʒ.vaˈi(χ)], /eʒ.vaˈi(ʁ)/ [eʒ.vaˈi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ez.vaˈi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʒ.vɐˈiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʒ.vɐˈiɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʒ.bɐˈiɾ/ [(i)ʒ.βɐˈiɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʒ.vɐˈi.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: es‧va‧ir

### Verb

esvair (first-person singular present esvaio, first-person singular preterite esvaí, past participle esvaído)
* to evaporate
    Synonym: evaporar
* (pronominal) to faint
    Synonym: desmaiar
* (pronominal) to lose strength or feeling
    Synonyms: enfraquecer, esgotar

#### Related terms

* esvaecer
* desvanecer
* vão

### References

* ↑ “esvair”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* ↑ “esvair”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024