# baixar
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From baxo, or from Vulgar Latin *bassiō, *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba(i̯)ˈʃa(ɾ)/
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Syllabification: bai‧xar

### Verb

baixar
* (transitive) to lower (make lower)
    Antonym: puyar
    Baixa la musica.Lower the music.
* (intransitive) to lower (become lower)
    Antonym: puyar
* to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
    Antonym: puyar
    Voi baixar-me del taxi.I got off the taxi.
* (Internet, transitive) to download
    Synonym: descargar
    Antonym: penchar
    T'has baixau ixe documento que te ninvié?Did you download that document that I sent you?

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus (“low; short”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [bəˈʃa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [bajˈʃaɾ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

baixar (first-person singular present baixo, first-person singular preterite baixí, past participle baixat)
* (transitive) to lower (make lower)
* (intransitive) to lower (become lower)
* to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
    Antonym: pujar
    Vaig baixar-me del taxi.I got off the taxi.
* (Internet, transitive) to download
    Synonym: descarregar
    Antonym: penjar
    T'has baixat aquell document que et vaig enviar?Did you download that document that I sent you?

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* beixar

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese baixar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bajˈʃaɾ/ [ba̠jˈʃaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: bai‧xar

### Verb

baixar (first-person singular present baixo, first-person singular preterite baixei, past participle baixado)
* (transitive) to lower
** c1295, R. Lorenzo (1975), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 111:
    Et sua oraçõ acabada, baixarõ as lãças et forõ ferir ẽnos mouros et chamãdo "Sanctiago!"After they finished their prayer, they lowered their spears and went to hit the Moors while shouting "Saint James!"
    Synonym: abaixar
* (intransitive) to go down
    Synonym: descer
* (pronominal) to duck
    Synonym: agochar
* (pronominal) to strive
    Synonym: esforzar
* (transitive, Internet) to download (to transfer data from a server to a local computer)
    Synonym: descargar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* abaixo
* baixa
* baixo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “baixar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baixar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baixar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “baixar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “baixar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “baixar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “baixar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre. By surface analysis, baixo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [baɪ̯ˈʃa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [baɪ̯ˈʃa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /bajˈʃa(ɾ)/ [baɪ̯ˈʃa(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [baɪ̯ˈʃa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /bajˈʃa(ɻ)/ [baɪ̯ˈʃa(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /bajˈʃaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bajˈʃaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /bajˈʃa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: bai‧xar

### Verb

baixar (first-person singular present baixo, first-person singular preterite baixei, past participle baixado)
* (transitive) to lower (to move something to a lower position)
    Synonyms: abaixar, descer
* (intransitive) to lower; to go down (to go to a lower position)
    Synonyms: abaixar, descer
* (intransitive) to diminish; to abate (to become lower in intensity or value)
    Synonyms: abaixar, descer
* (intransitive) to possess (to take control over someone supernaturally) [with em ‘someone’]
    Synonym: possuir
* (transitive, chiefly Brazil, Internet) to download (to transfer data from a server to a local computer)
    Synonyms: (chiefly Portugal) descarregar, fazer download
    Antonym: subir
* (intransitive, Brazil, slang) to show up (to go to a place, especially suddenly or en masse) [with em ‘at a location’]
    Synonym: aparecer

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

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