louvar

louvar

English

Alternative forms

• luvar

Noun

louvar (plural louvars)

1. Luvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.

Translations

Luvarus imperialis

Catalan: luvar (ca) m Dutch: haanvis French: louvareau m German: Dianafisch, Hahnenfisch

Italian: luvaro m, pesce imperatore m Spanish: emperador (es) m Swedish: luvar (sv)

Anagrams

• ovular, valour

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Galician

Verb

louvar (first-person singular present louvo, first-person singular preterite louvei, past participle louvado)

1. Alternative form of loar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of louvar

infinitive			louvar
gerund			louvando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		louvado		louvados
		feminine		louvada		louvadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	louvo	louvas	louva	louvamos	louvades	louvan
	imperfect	louvaba	louvabas	louvaba	louvabamos	louvabades	louvaban
	preterite	louvei	louvaches	louvou	louvamos	louvastes	louvaron
	pluperfect	louvara	louvaras	louvara	louvaramos	louvarades	louvaran
	future	louvarei	louvarás	louvará	louvaremos	louvaredes	louvarán
	conditional	louvaría	louvarías	louvaría	louvariamos	louvariades	louvarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	louve	louves	louve	louvemos	louvedes	louven
	preterite	louvase	louvases	louvase	louvásemos	louvásedes	louvasen
	future	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvaren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	louva	louve	louvemos	louvade	louven
	negative	—	louves	louve	louvemos	louvedes	louven
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvaren

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Old Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /low.ˈβaɾ/

Verb

louvar

1. Alternative form of loar

Descendants

• Galician: louvar
• Mirandese: lhoubar
• Portuguese: louvar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese louvar, loar, from earlier louar, from Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō (“I praise”), from laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w).ˈvaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w).ˈva(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: lou‧var

Verb

louvar (first-person singular present indicative louvo, past participle louvado)

1. to praise

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb louvar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	louvar
Personal	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvarem
Gerund
	louvando
Past participle
Masculine	louvado			louvados
Feminine	louvada			louvadas
Indicative
Present	louvo	louvas	louva	louvamos	louvais	louvam
Imperfect	louvava	louvavas	louvava	louvávamos	louváveis	louvavam
Preterite	louvei	louvaste	louvou	louvamos louvámos	louvastes	louvaram
Pluperfect	louvara	louvaras	louvara	louváramos	louváreis	louvaram
Future	louvarei	louvarás	louvará	louvaremos	louvareis	louvarão
Conditional
	louvaria	louvarias	louvaria	louvaríamos	louvaríeis	louvariam
Subjunctive
Present	louve	louves	louve	louvemos	louveis	louvem
Imperfect	louvasse	louvasses	louvasse	louvássemos	louvásseis	louvassem
Future	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	louva	louve	louvemos	louvai	louvem
Negative (não)	-	louves	louve	louvemos	louveis	louvem

Synonyms

• (to praise): elogiar, enaltecer, encomiar, loar

Related terms

• laudo
• loa
• louvação
• louvado
• louvaminha
• louvaminhar
• louvor