gemir
Spanish, verb/xeˈmiɾ/
gemir is spelled G-E-M-I-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 38,543rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemir is a Spanish verb meaning “to wail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresar su sufrimiento, pena o dolor por medio de sonidos quejumbrosos y lastimeros”.
What does gemir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wail
- 2
to moan, to groan
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Expresar su sufrimiento, pena o dolor por medio de sonidos quejumbrosos y lastimeros. 2. Sonido similar al del sufrimiento, pero de gozo, emitido durante el coito. 3. Emitir algo un sonido similar al gemido humano. 4. Emitir un animal un aullido similar al gemido humano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gemir
- gimo first-person present singular
- gemí first-person preterite singular
- gemido participle past
- e-i alternation
- gimiendo gerund
- gemida feminine participle past
- gemidos masculine participle past
- gemidas feminine participle past
- gimes indicative informal present
- gemís indicative informal present
- gime indicative present singular
- gemimos first-person indicative plural
- gimen indicative plural present
- gemía first-person imperfect indicative
- gemías imperfect indicative second-person
- gemíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- gemíais imperfect indicative plural
- gemían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gemir?
- /xeˈmiɾ/
- [xeˈmiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gemir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gemir in Spanish?
gemir appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).