acrescéis

Acrescéis is a verb form that appears in discussions of Romance languages and in some regional spellings of verb conjugations meaning “you all increase” or “you all add.” In contemporary Spanish, the standard 2nd person plural present indicative of a verb meaning to increase is typically written acrecéis, not acrescéis. The spelling with the sequence sc rather than cre is generally regarded as nonstandard, a regional variant, or a historical orthographic form found in older texts or in interference from Portuguese.

Etymology and meaning: The verb form derives from the Latin accrescere, from ad- (toward) plus crescere (to grow). Through phonetic and orthographic changes over the centuries, variants developed in the Romance languages, leading to different spellings in Spanish and Portuguese, among others. The core sense of acrescer/acrecer is to grow, to swell, or to add to something.

Usage notes: In Spanish, the standard 2nd person plural present indicative is acrecéis, used with vosotros. The form acrescéis is less common and is usually attributed to dialectal influence, historical usage, or orthographic variation rather than to the normative pronunciation. In other Romance languages such as Portuguese, the corresponding forms differ (for example, acresceis or similar forms are used in different regional varieties), reflecting distinct conjugation patterns.

Related terms: crece, crecer (to grow), and accrro (less directly related), as well as cognate forms in other Romance languages. For readers, consulting a grammar or dictionary for the specific language variety is recommended to determine the correct spelling and forms in modern usage.