irregularity
Stem-changing e → i
Verbs whose stem vowel e changes to i in certain forms (pedir → pido, servir → sirvo, repetir → repito).
56 verbs
- #47 pedir to ask for something
- #54 servir to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)
- #157 vestir to dress
- — antedecir to foretell
- — astreñir alternative form of astringir
- — bendecir to bless
- — ceñir to adjust (clothing)
- — colegir to infer or conclude
- — comedir to moderate
- — competir to compete
- — concebir to conceive
- — condecir to accord
- — constreñir to constrain
- — contradecir to contradict
- — corregir to correct
- — decebir to deceive
- — derretir to melt
- — desceñir to loosen (a belt)
- — desdecir to deny
- — despedir to dismiss
- — desteñir to fade
- — desvestir to undress (another)
- — elegir to choose
- — embestir to charge
- — entredecir to interdict
- — envestir alternative spelling of investir
- — espedir obsolete form of despedir
- — estreñir to constipate
- — expedir to issue
- — gemir to wail
- — henchir to swell
- — heñir to knead
- — impedir to impede
- — interdecir to interdict; to ban
- — investir to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)
- — maldecir to damn
- — medir to measure
- — preconcebir to preconceive
- — predecir to predict
- — premir to press
- — preterir to leave out
- — recebir obsolete form of recibir
- — recolegir to gather up
- — redecir to retell
- — redetir alternative form of derretir
- — reelegir to reelect
- — reexpedir to reissue
- — regir to rule
- — rendir to conquer
- — reñir to scold
- — repetir to repeat (to do or say again (and again))
- — reteñir to redye; to dye again
- — revestir to decorate
- — teñir to color
- — trasvestir to crossdress
- — travestir to dress up in drag (as members of the opposite sex)