obstruir
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#OBSTRUIRCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#OBSTRUIR obstruere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
obstruir (first-person singular present obstrueixo, first-person singular preterite obstruí, past participle obstruït)Category:Catalan lemmas#OBSTRUIRCategory:Catalan verbs#OBSTRUIRCategory:Catalan third conjugation verbs#OBSTRUIRCategory:Catalan third conjugation verbs with -eix-#OBSTRUIRCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#OBSTRUIRCategory:Pages with entries#OBSTRUIRCategory:Pages with 3 entries#OBSTRUIR
- to obstruct
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “obstruir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#OBSTRUIR obstruĕre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /obsˈtɾujʁ/ [obsˈtɾuɪ̯h], /o.bisˈtɾujʁ/ [o.bisˈtɾuɪ̯h]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /obsˈtɾujɾ/ [obsˈtɾuɪ̯ɾ], /o.bisˈtɾujɾ/ [o.bisˈtɾuɪ̯ɾ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /obʃˈtɾujʁ/ [obʃˈtɾuɪ̯χ], /o.biʃˈtɾujʁ/ [o.biʃˈtɾuɪ̯χ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /obsˈtɾujɻ/ [obsˈtɾuɪ̯ɻ], /o.bisˈtɾujɻ/ [o.bisˈtɾuɪ̯ɻ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /obsˈtɾujʁ/ [obsˈtɾuɪ̯h]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔbʃˈtɾujɾ/ [ɔβʃˈtɾujɾ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- Hyphenation: obs‧tru‧ir
Verb
obstruir (first-person singular present obstruo, first-person singular preterite obstruí, past participle obstruído)Category:Portuguese lemmas#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese verbs#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese verbs ending in -ir#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese irregular verbs#OBSTRUIRCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#OBSTRUIRCategory:Pages with entries#OBSTRUIRCategory:Pages with 3 entries#OBSTRUIR
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “obstruir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “obstruir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Latin#OBSTRUIRCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#OBSTRUIR obstruere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obsˈtɾwiɾ/ [oβ̞sˈt̪ɾwiɾ]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#OBSTRUIRCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#OBSTRUIR
- Rhymes: -iɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ#OBSTRUIRCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ/2 syllables#OBSTRUIR
- Syllabification: obs‧truir
Verb
obstruir (first-person singular present obstruyo, first-person singular preterite obstruí, past participle obstruido)Category:Spanish lemmas#OBSTRUIRCategory:Spanish verbs#OBSTRUIRCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ir#OBSTRUIRCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#OBSTRUIRCategory:Pages with entries#OBSTRUIRCategory:Pages with 3 entries#OBSTRUIR
- to obstruct
- to clog, to block
- Synonym: obturar
- (reflexiveCategory:Spanish reflexive verbs#OBSTRUIR) to clog, become clogged
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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See also
Further reading
- “obstruir”, 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