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desgracia.

disgrace

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/desˈɡɾaθja/[d̪ezˈɣ̞ɾa.θja]/desˈɡɾasja/[d̪ezˈɣ̞ɾa.sja]

  1. disgrace

    feminine

  2. misfortune, bad luck

    feminine

  3. accident, disaster

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin grātiabor. Spanish gracia Spanish desgracia From des- + gracia.

verb/desˈɡɾaθja/[d̪ezˈɣ̞ɾa.θja]/desˈɡɾasja/[d̪ezˈɣ̞ɾa.sja]

  1. inflection of desgraciar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of desgraciar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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