alambicar

alambicar

Galician

Etymology

From the noun alambique (“still”), from Arabic إِنْبِيق‎ (ʾinbīq, “still”), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix).

Verb

alambicar (first-person singular present alambico, first-person singular preterite alambiquei, past participle alambicado)

1. to distill
2. to complicate

Conjugation

• Note: alambic- are changed to alambiqu- before front vowels (e).

Conjugation of alambicar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	alambicar
personal	alambicar	alambicares	alambicar	alambicarmos	alambicardes	alambicaren
Gerund
	alambicando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	alambicado			alambicados
feminine	alambicada			alambicadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	alambico	alambicas	alambica	alambicamos	alambicades	alambican
imperfect	alambicaba	alambicabas	alambicaba	alambicabamos	alambicabades	alambicaban
preterite	alambiquei	alambicaches	alambicou	alambicamos	alambicastes	alambicaron
pluperfect	alambicara	alambicaras	alambicara	alambicaramos	alambicarades	alambicaran
future	alambicarei	alambicarás	alambicará	alambicaremos	alambicaredes	alambicarán
conditional	alambicaría	alambicarías	alambicaría	alambicariamos	alambicariades	alambicarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	alambique	alambiques	alambique	alambiquemos	alambiquedes	alambiquen
preterite	alambicase	alambicases	alambicase	alambicásemos	alambicásedes	alambicasen
future	alambicar	alambicares	alambicar	alambicarmos	alambicardes	alambicaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	alambica	alambique	alambiquemos	alambicade	alambiquen
negative	–	alambiques	alambique	alambiquemos	alambiquedes	alambiquen

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Portuguese

Etymology

From the noun alambique (“still”), from Arabic الإِنْبِيق‎ (al-ʾinbīq, “still”), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lɐ̃.biˈka(ʁ)/ [a.lɐ̃.biˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lɐ̃.biˈka(ʁ)/ [a.lɐ̃.biˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.lɐ̃.biˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.lɐ̃.biˈka(ʁ)/ [a.lɐ̃.biˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lɐ̃.biˈka(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐ̃.biˈkaɾ/

Verb

alambicar (first-person singular present alambico, first-person singular preterite alambiquei, past participle alambicado)

1. to distill

   Synonym: destilar

2. (by extension) to refine

   Synonym: requintar

3. (by extension) to complicate excessively
4. to scrutinize, to examine closely

   Synonym: examinar

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become pretentious

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alambicar (c-qu alternation) (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	alambicar
Personal	alambicar	alambicares	alambicar	alambicarmos	alambicardes	alambicarem
Gerund
	alambicando
Past participle
Masculine	alambicado			alambicados
Feminine	alambicada			alambicadas
Indicative
Present	alambico	alambicas	alambica	alambicamos	alambicais	alambicam
Imperfect	alambicava	alambicavas	alambicava	alambicávamos	alambicáveis	alambicavam
Preterite	alambiquei	alambicaste	alambicou	alambicamos1, alambicámos2	alambicastes	alambicaram
Pluperfect	alambicara	alambicaras	alambicara	alambicáramos	alambicáreis	alambicaram
Future	alambicarei	alambicarás	alambicará	alambicaremos	alambicareis	alambicarão
Conditional
	alambicaria	alambicarias	alambicaria	alambicaríamos	alambicaríeis	alambicariam
Subjunctive
Present	alambique	alambiques	alambique	alambiquemos	alambiqueis	alambiquem
Imperfect	alambicasse	alambicasses	alambicasse	alambicássemos	alambicásseis	alambicassem
Future	alambicar	alambicares	alambicar	alambicarmos	alambicardes	alambicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		alambica	alambique	alambiquemos	alambicai	alambiquem
Negative (não)		não alambiques	não alambique	não alambiquemos	não alambiqueis	não alambiquem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Derived terms

• alambicado

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Spanish

Etymology

From alambique (“still”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alambiˈkaɾ/ [a.lãm.biˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧lam‧bi‧car

Verb

alambicar (first-person singular present alambico, first-person singular preterite alambiqué, past participle alambicado)

1. (transitive) to distill

   Synonym: destilar

2. (transitive) to scrutinize, to examine closely
3. (transitive) to complicate excessively
   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     […] la sociedad modelo, según las ideas de su padre, había alambicado y desvirtuado un poco la idea religiosa, dejándose seducir demasiado por los símbolos que la misma idea religiosa emplea como órganos eficaces y al mismo tiempo como culto tributado por la verdad a la belleza eterna.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alambicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			alambicar
gerund			alambicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alambicado		alambicada
		plural		alambicados		alambicadas
		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	alambico	alambicastú alambicásvos	alambica	alambicamos	alambicáis	alambican
	imperfect	alambicaba	alambicabas	alambicaba	alambicábamos	alambicabais	alambicaban
	preterite	alambiqué	alambicaste	alambicó	alambicamos	alambicasteis	alambicaron
	future	alambicaré	alambicarás	alambicará	alambicaremos	alambicaréis	alambicarán
	conditional	alambicaría	alambicarías	alambicaría	alambicaríamos	alambicaríais	alambicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alambique	alambiquestú alambiquésvos2	alambique	alambiquemos	alambiquéis	alambiquen
	imperfect (ra)	alambicara	alambicaras	alambicara	alambicáramos	alambicarais	alambicaran
	imperfect (se)	alambicase	alambicases	alambicase	alambicásemos	alambicaseis	alambicasen
	future1	alambicare	alambicares	alambicare	alambicáremos	alambicareis	alambicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		alambicatú alambicávos	alambique	alambiquemos	alambicad	alambiquen
	negative		no alambiques	no alambique	no alambiquemos	no alambiquéis	no alambiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of alambicar (c-qu alternation)

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 alambicar
	dative	alambicarme	alambicarte	alambicarle, alambicarse	alambicarnos	alambicaros	alambicarles, alambicarse
	accusative	alambicarme	alambicarte	alambicarlo, alambicarla, alambicarse	alambicarnos	alambicaros	alambicarlos, alambicarlas, alambicarse
with gerund alambicando
	dative	alambicándome	alambicándote	alambicándole, alambicándose	alambicándonos	alambicándoos	alambicándoles, alambicándose
	accusative	alambicándome	alambicándote	alambicándolo, alambicándola, alambicándose	alambicándonos	alambicándoos	alambicándolos, alambicándolas, alambicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative alambica
	dative	alambícame	alambícate	alambícale	alambícanos	not used	alambícales
	accusative	alambícame	alambícate	alambícalo, alambícala	alambícanos	not used	alambícalos, alambícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative alambicá
	dative	alambicame	alambicate	alambicale	alambicanos	not used	alambicales
	accusative	alambicame	alambicate	alambicalo, alambicala	alambicanos	not used	alambicalos, alambicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative alambique
	dative	alambíqueme	not used	alambíquele, alambíquese	alambíquenos	not used	alambíqueles
	accusative	alambíqueme	not used	alambíquelo, alambíquela, alambíquese	alambíquenos	not used	alambíquelos, alambíquelas
with first-person plural imperative alambiquemos
	dative	not used	alambiquémoste	alambiquémosle	alambiquémonos	alambiquémoos	alambiquémosles
	accusative	not used	alambiquémoste	alambiquémoslo, alambiquémosla	alambiquémonos	alambiquémoos	alambiquémoslos, alambiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alambicad
	dative	alambicadme	not used	alambicadle	alambicadnos	alambicaos	alambicadles
	accusative	alambicadme	not used	alambicadlo, alambicadla	alambicadnos	alambicaos	alambicadlos, alambicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alambiquen
	dative	alambíquenme	not used	alambíquenle	alambíquennos	not used	alambíquenles, alambíquense
	accusative	alambíquenme	not used	alambíquenlo, alambíquenla	alambíquennos	not used	alambíquenlos, alambíquenlas, alambíquense

Derived terms

• alambicamiento

Further reading

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