From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.

descubrir

1. to discover

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• “descubrir”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “descubrir”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

• descobrir (reintegrationist)

From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.

descubrir (first-person singular present descubro, third-person singular present descobre, first-person singular preterite descubrín, past participle descoberto)

1. to discover

• “descubrir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Inherited from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Equivalent to des- +‎ cubrir.

• IPA^(key): /deskuˈbɾiɾ/ [d̪es.kuˈβ̞ɾiɾ]

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: des‧cu‧brir

descubrir (first-person singular present descubro, first-person singular preterite descubrí, past participle descubierto)

1. to discover
   • 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Un túnel entre tú y yo:

     Construí un túnel entre tú y yo, y fue donde descubrí que se puede encontrar un camino para los dos.

     I built a tunnel between you and me, and [that] was where I discovered that a path for us both can be found.

2. to reveal
3. to invent

• “descubrir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025