catar
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).
Verb
[edit]catar (first-person singular indicative present cato, past participle catáu)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | catar | ||||||
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gerund | catando | ||||||
past participle | m catáu, f catada, n catao, m pl cataos, f pl cataes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | cato | cates | cata | catamos | catáis | caten |
imperfect | cataba | catabes | cataba | catábemos, catábamos | catabeis, catabais | cataben | |
preterite | caté | catasti, catesti | cató | catemos | catastis, catestis | cataron | |
pluperfect | catare, catara | catares, cataras | catare, catara | catáremos, catáramos | catareis, catarais | cataren, cataran | |
future | cataré | catarás | catará | cataremos | cataréis | catarán | |
conditional | cataría | cataríes | cataría | cataríemos, cataríamos | cataríeis, cataríais | cataríen | |
subjunctive | present | cate | cates, catas | cate | catemos | catéis | caten, catan |
imperfect | catare, catara | catares, cataras | catare, catara | catáremos, catáramos | catareis, catarais | cataren, cataran | |
imperative | — | cata | — | — | catái | — |
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese catar, from Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]catar m (plural catares)
Adverb
[edit]catar
Verb
[edit]catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite catei, past participle catado)
- (transitive) to catch
- (transitive) to collect
- (transitive) to collect honey
- (transitive) to search
- (transitive) to perceive, notice
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to realize (become aware of a fact or situation)
- Synonym: decatar
- (transitive) to carefully search
- Synonym: procurar
- (transitive) to delouse
- Synonym: espiollar
- (transitive) to taste; to eat
- (intransitive) to take care
- 1594, anonymous author, Entremés dos pastores:
- Ay Jan cata non te enfermes
nen sentencies con malicia
cata que a yalma perdes.- Oh, John, take care, don't get mad
Don't speak with malice
Take care, because you're loosing your soul
- Oh, John, take care, don't get mad
Conjugation
[edit]Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | catar | |||||
Personal | catar | catares | catar | catarmos | catardes | cataren |
Gerund | ||||||
catando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | catado | catados | ||||
Feminine | catada | catadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | cato | catas | cata | catamos | catades | catan |
Imperfect | cataba | catabas | cataba | catabamos | catabades | cataban |
Preterite | catei | cataches | catou | catamos | catastes | cataron |
Pluperfect | catara | cataras | catara | cataramos | catarades | cataran |
Future | catarei | catarás | catará | cataremos | cataredes | catarán |
Conditional | cataría | catarías | cataría | catariamos | catariades | catarían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | cate | cates | cate | catemos | catedes | caten |
Imperfect | catase | catases | catase | catásemos | catásedes | catasen |
Future | catar | catares | catar | catarmos | catardes | cataren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | cata | cate | catemos | catade | caten | |
Negative (non) | non cates | non cate | non catemos | non catedes | non caten |
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “catar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “catar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “catar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “catar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “catar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “catar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “catar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cata que”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]catar
- to look; to observe; to examine
- to look for
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 335 (facsimile):
- ⁊ eles lle reſponderon / atal allur a catade.
- And they answered him: / go seek her elsewhere.
- ⁊ eles lle reſponderon / atal allur a catade.
- 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão Fernandes Barreto, B 1611: Stev'Eanes, por Deus mandade (facsimile)
- Out(ro) camj̃ho cate todauia […]
- Nevertheless, look for another way […]
- to consider
- to care
- 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 533:
- Et moytas uegadas cõteçe que hay algũus que nõ catã senõ porlo que he sua prol
- And many times it happens that there are some than don't care but for their own interest
- 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 297:
- cata ben tua fazẽda, de tal maneyra que todos digã que de bon padre que seýo bon fillo
- take good care of your possessions and responsibilities, so that everyone says that of a good father came a good son
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | simple | catar | |||||||
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compound | infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
gerund | simple | catando | |||||||
compound | gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
masculine | catado | catada | |||||||
feminine | catados | catadas | |||||||
present participle | catante | catantes | |||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | cato | catas | cata | catamos | catades | catan | ||
imperfect | catava | catavas | catava | catavamos, catávamos | catavades, catávades | catavan | |||
preterite | catei | cataste, catasche, catache | catou | catamos | catastes | cataron | |||
pluperfect | catara | cataras | catara | cataramos, catáramos | catarades, catárades | cataran | |||
future | catarei | catarás | catará | cataremos | cataredes | catarán | |||
conditional | cataria | catarias | cataria | catariamos, cataríamos | catariades, cataríades | catarian | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | |||||||
present imperfect | imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
past anterior | preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
pluperfect | simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
subjunctive mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | cate | cates | cate | catemos | catedes | caten | ||
preterite | catasse | catasses | catasse | catássemos | catássedes | catassen | |||
future | catar | catares | catar | catarmos | catardes | cataren | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | |||||||
pluperfect | preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
imperative mood | — | tu | vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
— | |||
affirmative | — | cata | cate | catemos | catade | — | |||
negative | — | non cates | non cate | non catemos | non catedes | — | |||
personal infinitive | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
catar | catares | catar | catarmos | catardes | cataren | ||||
1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. 2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver". |
Descendants
[edit]Noun
[edit]catar m (plural catares)
References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “catar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “catar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”). Compare Galician, Asturian, and Spanish catar, Doublet of captar, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
[edit]
Verb
[edit]catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite catei, past participle catado)
- (transitive) to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things)
- (transitive) to pick up (collect an object, especially from the ground)
- Synonym: pegar
- Deixei cair a carta, pode catá-la para mim? ― I dropped the letter, can you pick it up for me?
- (transitive) to look for; to search for (try to find something)
- (slang, transitive) to pick up (start a short romantic relationship with)
- Synonym: pegar
- Ele catou duas raparigas na festa. ― He picked up two chicks at the party.
- (transitive) to clean something by removing defective elements one by one
- Synonym: selecionar
- Cate o feijão antes de o cozinhar. ― Remove the rotten beans before cooking them.
- (transitive, Rio Grande do Sul) to find
Notes
[edit]- Sixth meaning possibly influenced by Venetian.
Conjugation
[edit]Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | catar | |||||
Personal | catar | catares | catar | catarmos | catardes | catarem |
Gerund | ||||||
catando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | catado | catados | ||||
Feminine | catada | catadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | cato | catas | cata | catamos | catais | catam |
Imperfect | catava | catavas | catava | catávamos | catáveis | catavam |
Preterite | catei | cataste | catou | catamos1, catámos2 | catastes | cataram |
Pluperfect | catara | cataras | catara | catáramos | catáreis | cataram |
Future | catarei | catarás | catará | cataremos | catareis | catarão |
Conditional | cataria | catarias | cataria | cataríamos | cataríeis | catariam |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | cate | cates | cate | catemos | cateis | catem |
Imperfect | catasse | catasses | catasse | catássemos | catásseis | catassem |
Future | catar | catares | catar | catarmos | catardes | catarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | cata | cate | catemos | catai | catem | |
Negative (não) | não cates | não cate | não catemos | não cateis | não catem |
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Persian قطار (qatâr), from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār, “train”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]
Noun
[edit]catar m (plural catares)
Etymology 3
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]
Noun
[edit]catar m (plural catares)
References
[edit]- ^ “catar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “catar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Further reading
[edit]- “catar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “catar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “catar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “catar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French catarrhe, from Latin catarrhus.
Noun
[edit]catar n (plural cataruri)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) catar | catarul | (niște) cataruri | catarurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) catar | catarului | (unor) cataruri | catarurilor |
vocative | catarule | catarurilor |
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite caté, past participle catado)
- (transitive) to taste (wine)
- (transitive) to sample (an appetizer)
- (transitive) to examine, look at
- (intransitive, dated) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | catar | ||||||
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gerund | catando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | catado | catada | |||||
plural | catados | catadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | cato | catastú catásvos |
cata | catamos | catáis | catan | |
imperfect | cataba | catabas | cataba | catábamos | catabais | cataban | |
preterite | caté | cataste | cató | catamos | catasteis | cataron | |
future | cataré | catarás | catará | cataremos | cataréis | catarán | |
conditional | cataría | catarías | cataría | cataríamos | cataríais | catarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | cate | catestú catésvos2 |
cate | catemos | catéis | caten | |
imperfect (ra) |
catara | cataras | catara | catáramos | catarais | cataran | |
imperfect (se) |
catase | catases | catase | catásemos | cataseis | catasen | |
future1 | catare | catares | catare | catáremos | catareis | cataren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | catatú catávos |
cate | catemos | catad | caten | ||
negative | no cates | no cate | no catemos | no catéis | no caten |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “catar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
[edit]Venetian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]catar
- (transitive) to find
Conjugation
[edit]- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | catar | |||||
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auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | catando | |||
past participle | catà | |||||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
present | cato | (te) cati | (el/ła) cata | catémo, catòn | caté | (i/łe) cata |
imperfect | catava | (te) catavi | (el/ła) catava | catàvimo | catavi | (i/łe) catava |
future | catarò | (te) catarè | (el/ła) catarà | catarémo | catarè | (i/łe) catarà |
conditional | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
present | catarìa | (te) catarisi | (el/ła) catarìa | catarìsimo | catarisi | (i/łe) catarìa |
subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
present | cate, cata | (te) cati | (el/ła) cate, (el/ła) cata | catémo, catone | caté | (i/łe) cate, (i/łe) cata |
imperfect | catase | (te) catasi | (el/ła) catase | catàsimo | catasi | (i/łe) catase |
imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
— | (te) cata | (el/ła) cata, (el/ła) cate | catémo | caté | (i/łe) cata, (i/łe) cate |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- →? Dalmatian: catur (“find”)
- Asturian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Late Latin
- Asturian terms inherited from Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Latin
- Asturian lemmas
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- Old Galician-Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
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- Rhymes:Old Galician-Portuguese/aɾ
- Rhymes:Old Galician-Portuguese/aɾ/2 syllables
- Old Galician-Portuguese lemmas
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- Old Galician-Portuguese terms with quotations
- Old Galician-Portuguese verbs ending in -ar
- Old Galician-Portuguese nouns
- Old Galician-Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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