delinear

delinear

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin delineo.

Verb

delinear (first-person singular present delineio, first-person singular preterite delineei, past participle delineado)

1. lay down (to specify or establish (rules))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delinear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	delinear
Personal	delinear	delineares	delinear	delinearmos	delineardes	delinearem
Gerund
	delineando
Past participle
Masculine	delineado			delineados
Feminine	delineada			delineadas
Indicative
Present	delineio	delineias	delineia	delineamos	delineais	delineiam
Imperfect	delineava	delineavas	delineava	delineávamos	delineáveis	delineavam
Preterite	delineei	delineaste	delineou	delineamos1, delineámos2	delineastes	delinearam
Pluperfect	delineara	delinearas	delineara	delineáramos	delineáreis	delinearam
Future	delinearei	delinearás	delineará	delinearemos	delineareis	delinearão
Conditional
	delinearia	delinearias	delinearia	delinearíamos	delinearíeis	delineariam
Subjunctive
Present	delineie	delineies	delineie	delineemos	delineeis	delineiem
Imperfect	delineasse	delineasses	delineasse	delineássemos	delineásseis	delineassem
Future	delinear	delineares	delinear	delinearmos	delineardes	delinearem
Imperative
Affirmative		delineia	delineie	delineemos	delineai	delineiem
Negative (não)		não delineies	não delineie	não delineemos	não delineeis	não delineiem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• linha

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin delineāre, present active infinitive of dēlīneō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delineˈaɾ/ [d̪e.li.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧li‧ne‧ar

Verb

delinear (first-person singular present delineo, first-person singular preterite delineé, past participle delineado)

1. (transitive) to delineate, to outline

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			delinear
gerund			delineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		delineado		delineada
		plural		delineados		delineadas
		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	delineo	delineastú delineásvos	delinea	delineamos	delineáis	delinean
	imperfect	delineaba	delineabas	delineaba	delineábamos	delineabais	delineaban
	preterite	delineé	delineaste	delineó	delineamos	delineasteis	delinearon
	future	delinearé	delinearás	delineará	delinearemos	delinearéis	delinearán
	conditional	delinearía	delinearías	delinearía	delinearíamos	delinearíais	delinearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	delinee	delineestú delineésvos2	delinee	delineemos	delineéis	delineen
	imperfect (ra)	delineara	delinearas	delineara	delineáramos	delinearais	delinearan
	imperfect (se)	delinease	delineases	delinease	delineásemos	delineaseis	delineasen
	future1	delineare	delineares	delineare	delineáremos	delineareis	delinearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		delineatú delineávos	delinee	delineemos	delinead	delineen
	negative		no delinees	no delinee	no delineemos	no delineéis	no delineen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of delinear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive delinear
	dative	delinearme	delinearte	delinearle, delinearse	delinearnos	delinearos	delinearles, delinearse
	accusative	delinearme	delinearte	delinearlo, delinearla, delinearse	delinearnos	delinearos	delinearlos, delinearlas, delinearse
with gerund delineando
	dative	delineándome	delineándote	delineándole, delineándose	delineándonos	delineándoos	delineándoles, delineándose
	accusative	delineándome	delineándote	delineándolo, delineándola, delineándose	delineándonos	delineándoos	delineándolos, delineándolas, delineándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative delinea
	dative	delinéame	delinéate	delinéale	delinéanos	not used	delinéales
	accusative	delinéame	delinéate	delinéalo, delinéala	delinéanos	not used	delinéalos, delinéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative delineá
	dative	delineame	delineate	delineale	delineanos	not used	delineales
	accusative	delineame	delineate	delinealo, delineala	delineanos	not used	delinealos, delinealas
with formal second-person singular imperative delinee
	dative	delinéeme	not used	delinéele, delinéese	delinéenos	not used	delinéeles
	accusative	delinéeme	not used	delinéelo, delinéela, delinéese	delinéenos	not used	delinéelos, delinéelas
with first-person plural imperative delineemos
	dative	not used	delineémoste	delineémosle	delineémonos	delineémoos	delineémosles
	accusative	not used	delineémoste	delineémoslo, delineémosla	delineémonos	delineémoos	delineémoslos, delineémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative delinead
	dative	delineadme	not used	delineadle	delineadnos	delineaos	delineadles
	accusative	delineadme	not used	delineadlo, delineadla	delineadnos	delineaos	delineadlos, delineadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative delineen
	dative	delinéenme	not used	delinéenle	delinéennos	not used	delinéenles, delinéense
	accusative	delinéenme	not used	delinéenlo, delinéenla	delinéennos	not used	delinéenlos, delinéenlas, delinéense

Derived terms

• delineador
• delineamento
• delineamiento
• delineante

 

Related terms

• delineación

Further reading

• “delinear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014