# discernir
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [di.sərˈni]
* IPA: (Valencia) [di.seɾˈniɾ]

### Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discerneixo, first-person singular preterite discerní, past participle discernit)
* (transitive) to distinguish, discern

#### Derived terms

* discernible
* discernidor
* discerniment

#### Related terms

* cernir
* discreció
* discret

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

### Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discirno, third-person singular present discirne, first-person singular preterite discernín, past participle discernido) discernir (first-person singular present discirno, third-person singular present discerne, first-person singular preterite discernim or discerni, past participle discernido, reintegrationist norm)
* to distinguish, discern

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* discernimento
* discerníbel
* concernir

### Further reading

* “discernir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “discernir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.seɦˈni(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.seɦˈni(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /d͡ʒi.seɾˈni(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.seʁˈni(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.seɻˈni(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /diʃ.sɨɾˈniɾ/, /di.ʃɨɾˈniɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /diʃ.sɨɾˈniɾ/, /di.ʃɨɾˈniɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /diʃ.sɨɾˈni.ɾi/, /di.ʃɨɾˈni.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: dis‧cer‧nir

### Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discirno, third-person singular present discerne, first-person singular preterite discerni, past participle discernido)
* to distinguish, discern

#### Related terms

* discreto
* discrição
* concernir
* cernir

### References

* “discernir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “discernir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /disθeɾˈniɾ/ [d̪is.θeɾˈniɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /diseɾˈniɾ/ [d̪i.seɾˈniɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: dis‧cer‧nir

### Verb

discernir (first-person singular present discierno, first-person singular preterite discerní, past participle discernido)
* to discern
    Synonym: adivinar
* to distinguish
    Synonym: distinguir

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* discernimiento

#### Related terms

* cernir
* discreción
* discreto

### Further reading

* “discernir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10