amarrar
Catalan
Etymology
From French amarrer, from Middle Dutch aanmeren (“to berth”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.məˈra/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.maˈraɾ/
Verb
amarrar (first-person singular present amarro, past participle amarrat)
- to moor
- to tie
Conjugation
Conjugation of amarrar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | amarrar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | amarrant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | amarrat | amarrada | |||||
| plural | amarrats | amarrades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | amarro | amarres | amarra | amarrem | amarreu | amarren | |
| imperfect | amarrava | amarraves | amarrava | amarràvem | amarràveu | amarraven | |
| future | amarraré | amarraràs | amarrarà | amarrarem | amarrareu | amarraran | |
| preterite | amarrí | amarrares | amarrà | amarràrem | amarràreu | amarraren | |
| conditional | amarraria | amarraries | amarraria | amarraríem | amarraríeu | amarrarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | amarri | amarris | amarri | amarrem | amarreu | amarrin | |
| imperfect | amarrés | amarressis | amarrés | amarréssim | amarréssiu | amarressin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | amarra | amarri | amarrem | amarreu | amarrin | ||
Derived terms
- amarrada
- amarrador
- amarratge
Further reading
- “amarrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “amarrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Old French amarrer (“to moor”), from Middle Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *mairją (“mooring post”).[1]
Verb
amarrar (first-person singular present amarro, first-person singular preterite amarrei, past participle amarrado)
- to moor
- 1432, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 69:
- que nenghum seja ousado de amarrar nauio algund a a Ponte desta dita billa nen meter estaqas en ela
- nobody should dare to moor any ship to the bridge of this town, not to insert stakes in it
- que nenghum seja ousado de amarrar nauio algund a a Ponte desta dita billa nen meter estaqas en ela
- 1432, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 69:
- to tie
- to catch
Conjugation
Conjugation of amarrar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | amarrar | |||||
| personal | amarrar | amarrares | amarrar | amarrarmos | amarrardes | amarraren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| amarrando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | amarrado | amarrados | ||||
| feminine | amarrada | amarradas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | amarro | amarras | amarra | amarramos | amarrades | amarran |
| imperfect | amarraba | amarrabas | amarraba | amarrabamos | amarrabades | amarraban |
| preterite | amarrei | amarraches | amarrou | amarramos | amarrastes | amarraron |
| pluperfect | amarrara | amarraras | amarrara | amarraramos | amarrarades | amarraran |
| future | amarrarei | amarrarás | amarrará | amarraremos | amarraredes | amarrarán |
| conditional | amarraría | amarrarías | amarraría | amarrariamos | amarrariades | amarrarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | amarre | amarres | amarre | amarremos | amarredes | amarren |
| preterite | amarrase | amarrases | amarrase | amarrásemos | amarrásedes | amarrasen |
| future | amarrar | amarrares | amarrar | amarrarmos | amarrardes | amarraren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | amarra | amarre | amarremos | amarrade | amarren |
| negative | – | amarres | amarre | amarremos | amarredes | amarren |
Synonyms
- (to tie): atar
Derived terms
- amarra (“rope”)
- amarradoiro (“mooring post”)
References
- “amarrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “amarr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “amarrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “amarrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “amarrar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French amarrer, from Dutch aanmeren (“to tie or anchor the boat at the quay”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.maˈha(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.maˈʁa(ɾ)/ [a.maˈha(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.maˈχa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈʁa(ɻ)/ [a.maˈha(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐˈʁaɾ/
- Hyphenation: a‧mar‧rar
Verb
amarrar (first-person singular present amarro, first-person singular preterite amarrei, past participle amarrado)
- (nautical) to moor
- to tie (to fasten with ropes, thread, wire, chains, etc.)
- Por favor, amarre a corda aqui.
- Please tie the rope here.
- (Brazil, colloquial, reflexive, followed by "em") to love, to like very much
- Eu me amarro em filmes de ação.
- I love action movies.
- (literally, “I tie myself into action movies.”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of amarrar (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 | amarrar | |||||
| Personal | amarrar | amarrares | amarrar | amarrarmos | amarrardes | amarrarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| amarrando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | amarrado | amarrados | ||||
| Feminine | amarrada | amarradas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | amarro | amarras | amarra | amarramos | amarrais | amarram |
| Imperfect | amarrava | amarravas | amarrava | amarrávamos | amarráveis | amarravam |
| Preterite | amarrei | amarraste | amarrou | amarramos1, amarrámos2 | amarrastes | amarraram |
| Pluperfect | amarrara | amarraras | amarrara | amarráramos | amarráreis | amarraram |
| Future | amarrarei | amarrarás | amarrará | amarraremos | amarrareis | amarrarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| amarraria | amarrarias | amarraria | amarraríamos | amarraríeis | amarrariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | amarre | amarres | amarre | amarremos | amarreis | amarrem |
| Imperfect | amarrasse | amarrasses | amarrasse | amarrássemos | amarrásseis | amarrassem |
| Future | amarrar | amarrares | amarrar | amarrarmos | amarrardes | amarrarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | amarra | amarre | amarremos | amarrai | amarrem | |
| Negative (não) | não amarres | não amarre | não amarremos | não amarreis | não amarrem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- amarra
Spanish
Etymology
From French amarrer (“to moor”), borrowed from Dutch aanmeren (“to tie or anchor the boat at the quay”).
The Dutch aanmeren comes from aan- + meren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną, from Proto-Germanic *mairją (“mooring post”), likely formed as Proto-Indo-European *(H)moi- (“to strengthen”) + *ro- similarly to Latin mūrus (“defensive wall”), see *mey-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amaˈraɾ/ [a.maˈraɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧rrar
Verb
amarrar (first-person singular present amarro, first-person singular preterite amarré, past participle amarrado)
- to moor
- Antonym: desamarrar
- to tie
- Synonym: atar
Conjugation
Conjugation of amarrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | amarrar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | amarrando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | amarrado | amarrada | |||||
| plural | amarrados | amarradas | |||||
| 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 | amarro | amarrastú amarrásvos | amarra | amarramos | amarráis | amarran | |
| imperfect | amarraba | amarrabas | amarraba | amarrábamos | amarrabais | amarraban | |
| preterite | amarré | amarraste | amarró | amarramos | amarrasteis | amarraron | |
| future | amarraré | amarrarás | amarrará | amarraremos | amarraréis | amarrarán | |
| conditional | amarraría | amarrarías | amarraría | amarraríamos | amarraríais | amarrarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | amarre | amarrestú amarrésvos2 | amarre | amarremos | amarréis | amarren | |
| imperfect (ra) | amarrara | amarraras | amarrara | amarráramos | amarrarais | amarraran | |
| imperfect (se) | amarrase | amarrases | amarrase | amarrásemos | amarraseis | amarrasen | |
| future1 | amarrare | amarrares | amarrare | amarráremos | amarrareis | amarraren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | amarratú amarrávos | amarre | amarremos | amarrad | amarren | ||
| negative | no amarres | no amarre | no amarremos | no amarréis | no amarren | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of amarrar
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 amarrar | |||||||
| dative | amarrarme | amarrarte | amarrarle, amarrarse | amarrarnos | amarraros | amarrarles, amarrarse | |
| accusative | amarrarme | amarrarte | amarrarlo, amarrarla, amarrarse | amarrarnos | amarraros | amarrarlos, amarrarlas, amarrarse | |
| with gerund amarrando | |||||||
| dative | amarrándome | amarrándote | amarrándole, amarrándose | amarrándonos | amarrándoos | amarrándoles, amarrándose | |
| accusative | amarrándome | amarrándote | amarrándolo, amarrándola, amarrándose | amarrándonos | amarrándoos | amarrándolos, amarrándolas, amarrándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative amarra | |||||||
| dative | amárrame | amárrate | amárrale | amárranos | not used | amárrales | |
| accusative | amárrame | amárrate | amárralo, amárrala | amárranos | not used | amárralos, amárralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative amarrá | |||||||
| dative | amarrame | amarrate | amarrale | amarranos | not used | amarrales | |
| accusative | amarrame | amarrate | amarralo, amarrala | amarranos | not used | amarralos, amarralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative amarre | |||||||
| dative | amárreme | not used | amárrele, amárrese | amárrenos | not used | amárreles | |
| accusative | amárreme | not used | amárrelo, amárrela, amárrese | amárrenos | not used | amárrelos, amárrelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative amarremos | |||||||
| dative | not used | amarrémoste | amarrémosle | amarrémonos | amarrémoos | amarrémosles | |
| accusative | not used | amarrémoste | amarrémoslo, amarrémosla | amarrémonos | amarrémoos | amarrémoslos, amarrémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative amarrad | |||||||
| dative | amarradme | not used | amarradle | amarradnos | amarraos | amarradles | |
| accusative | amarradme | not used | amarradlo, amarradla | amarradnos | amarraos | amarradlos, amarradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative amarren | |||||||
| dative | amárrenme | not used | amárrenle | amárrennos | not used | amárrenles, amárrense | |
| accusative | amárrenme | not used | amárrenlo, amárrenla | amárrennos | not used | amárrenlos, amárrenlas, amárrense | |
Derived terms
- amarra
- amarradero
- amarrador
- amarrete
- desamarrar
Further reading
- “amarrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014