# convidar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from Latin invītō (“I invite”).

### Verb

convidar (first-person singular indicative present convido, past participle convidáu)
* to invite
    Synonym: invitar

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* covidar (obsolete)

### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *convītāre, from Latin invītāre (“to invite”). Compare Occitan and Portuguese convidar and French convier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kum.biˈða]
* IPA: (Balearic) [koɱ.viˈða]
* IPA: (Valencia) [koɱ.viˈðaɾ]
* Homophone: convidà
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

convidar (first-person singular present convido, first-person singular preterite convidí, past participle convidat)
* (transitive) to invite
    Synonym: invitar

#### Derived terms

* convidador
* convidat
* convit

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese convidar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from Latin invītō (“I invite”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kombiˈðaɾ/

### Verb

convidar (first-person singular present convido, first-person singular preterite convidei, past participle convidado)
* (transitive) to invite
** 1418, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
    Iten ordena mais o dito conçello, que qualquer que feser voda ou batisterio o entrada de casa ou diser misa nova ou Avangeo que non de aves nihũas de comer a nihũa persona que asi convidar para cada hũa destas honrras
       Item, this City Council orders that, whosoever makes a wedding, or a baptism, or a new house, or first mass, or Gospel, doesn't give birds for eating to anyone who they would invite to any of this celebrations

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* convite

### References

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

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan convidar, from Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from Latin invītō (“I invite”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

convidar
* to invite

#### Conjugation
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese convidar, from Vulgar Latin *convītāre, from Latin invītāre (“to invite”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.viˈda(ʁ)/ [kõ.viˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.viˈda(ʁ)/ [kõ.viˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.viˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.viˈda(ʁ)/ [kõ.viˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.viˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.viˈdaɾ/ [kõ.viˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.viˈdaɾ/ [kõ.viˈðaɾ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.biˈdaɾ/ [kõ.biˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.viˈda.ɾi/ [kõ.viˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: con‧vi‧dar

### Verb

convidar (first-person singular present convido, first-person singular preterite convidei, past participle convidado)
* (transitive) to invite (ask for the presence or participation of someone)

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* convidado
* convite
* desconvidar

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from Latin invītāre (“to invite”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kombiˈdaɾ/ [kõm.biˈð̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧vi‧dar

### Verb

convidar (first-person singular present convido, first-person singular preterite convidé, past participle convidado)
* (transitive) to invite
    Synonym: invitar

#### 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

* convidación

#### Related terms

* convite

#### Descendants

Kapampangan: kumbira

### Further reading

* “convidar”, 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