# avisar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French aviser, from Latin advisāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ə.βiˈza]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ə.viˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.viˈzaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisí, past participle avisat)
* (transitive) to inform, let someone know
* (transitive) to warn

#### Derived terms

* avisador
* avisament
* avisat

#### Related terms

* avís

### Further reading

* “avisar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “avisar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “avisar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “avisar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

### Anagrams

* avaris, variàs, viaràs, visara, visarà

## Galician
### Etymology

From French aviser, from Latin advisāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aβiˈsaɾ]
* Hyphenation: a‧vi‧sar

### Verb

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisei, past participle avisado)
* to advise, notify, warn

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* avisado

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “avisar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “avisar”, 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), “avisar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “avisar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “avisar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin advīsāre, from ad + vīsō; cf. also Spanish avisar, English advise, French aviser.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.viˈza(ʁ)/ [a.viˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.viˈza(ʁ)/ [a.viˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.viˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.viˈza(ʁ)/ [a.viˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.viˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.viˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.viˈzaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.biˈzaɾ/ [ɐ.βiˈzaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.viˈza.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧vi‧sar

### Verb

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisei, past participle avisado)
* (transitive) to notify, to warn
    Aquele carro está pegando fogo! Alguém avisa o motorista!That car is catching fire! Somebody warn the driver!
* (transitive) to let know, to inform
    Se ela chegar, avise o diretor, por favor.If she arrives, inform the director, please.
    Se precisar de mais papel verde, me avisa.If you need more green paper, let me know.
* (transitive) to advise

#### Conjugation

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

### Further reading

* “avisar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “avisar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “avisar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “avisar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “avisar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “avisar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French aviser, from Latin advisāre. Cognate with English advise.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abiˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞iˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧vi‧sar

### Verb

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisé, past participle avisado)
* (transitive) to tell, tip off, notify, inform
    Synonyms: informar, notificar, decir, anunciar
* (transitive) to warn
    Synonym: advertir
* (transitive) to ask for the services of (a professional)

#### 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

* avisador
* aviso

### Further reading

* “avisar”, 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

## Swedish
### Verb

avisar
* present of avisa