pruir
Portuguese, verb/pɾuˈi(ʁ)/
pruir is spelled P-R-U-I-R (5 letters). Pruir is a Portuguese verb meaning “alternative form of prurir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prurir, sentir prurido”.
What does pruir mean in English?
verb
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alternative form of prurir
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. prurir, sentir prurido 2. desejar, ansiar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pruir
- pruo first-person present singular
- pruí first-person preterite singular
- pruído participle past
- pruíres infinitive second-person singular
- pruirmos first-person infinitive plural
- pruirdes infinitive plural second-person
- pruírem infinitive plural third-person
- pruindo gerund
- pruídos masculine participle past
- pruída feminine participle past
- pruídas feminine participle past
- pruis indicative present second-person
- prui indicative present singular
- pruímos first-person indicative plural
- pruís indicative plural present
- pruem indicative plural present
- pruía first-person imperfect indicative
- pruías imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pruir?
- Brazil /pɾuˈi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [pɾuˈi(h)]
- Brazil /ˈpɾwi(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.