mastegar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō. Doublet of masticar, which is borrowed.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məs.təˈɡa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mas.teˈɡaɾ/
- Homophone: mastegà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
mastegar (first-person singular present mastego, past participle mastegat)
- (transitive) to chew
- Synonym: masticar
- (transitive) to mutter, mumble
- 1947, Sebastià Juan Arbó, Tino Costa:
- La dona, mig adormida, mastegà malediccions i s'arraulí de nou dintre el seu xal deteriorat.
- The woman, half asleep, muttered curses and curled up again inside her deteriorated shawl.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of mastegar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | mastegar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | mastegant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | mastegat | mastegada | |||||
| plural | mastegats | mastegades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | mastego | mastegues | mastega | masteguem | mastegueu | masteguen | |
| imperfect | mastegava | mastegaves | mastegava | mastegàvem | mastegàveu | mastegaven | |
| future | mastegaré | mastegaràs | mastegarà | mastegarem | mastegareu | mastegaran | |
| preterite | masteguí | mastegares | mastegà | mastegàrem | mastegàreu | mastegaren | |
| conditional | mastegaria | mastegaries | mastegaria | mastegaríem | mastegaríeu | mastegarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | mastegui | masteguis | mastegui | masteguem | mastegueu | masteguin | |
| imperfect | mastegués | masteguessis | mastegués | masteguéssim | masteguéssiu | masteguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | mastega | mastegui | masteguem | mastegueu | masteguin | ||
Derived terms
- mastegaparaules
- mastegatatxes
- mastegot
- masteguera
Further reading
- “mastegar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mastegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “mastegar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mastegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
mastegar
- to chew; to ruminate
Conjugation
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mastegar | aver mastegat | |||||
| gerund | mastegant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | mastegat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | mastegui | mastegas | mastega | mastegam | mastegatz | mastegan | |
| imperfect | mastegavi | mastegavas | mastegava | mastegàvem | mastegàvetz | mastegavan | |
| preterite | masteguèri | masteguères | masteguèt | masteguèrem | masteguèretz | masteguèron | |
| future | mastegarai | mastegaràs | mastegarà | mastegarem | mastegaretz | mastegaràn | |
| conditional | mastegariái | mastegariás | mastegariá | mastegariam | mastegariatz | mastegarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | masteguèra | masteguèras | masteguèra | mastegueram | mastegueratz | masteguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegues | mastegue | masteguem | masteguetz | masteguen | |
| imperfect | masteguèssi | masteguèsses | masteguèsse | masteguèssem | masteguèssetz | masteguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| mastega | masteguem | mastegatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Auvernhàs| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mastegar | aver mastegat | |||||
| gerund | mastegant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | mastegat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegues | mastega | mastegam | mastegatz | mastegon | |
| imperfect | mastegave | mastegaves | mastegava | mastegaviam | mastegaviatz | mastegavon | |
| preterite | masteguere | mastegueres | masteguet | masteguem | masteguetz | mastegueron | |
| future | mastegarai | mastegaràs | mastegará | mastegarem | mastegaretz | mastegarán | |
| conditional | mastegariá | mastegariás | mastegariá | mastegariam | mastegariatz | mastegarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | masteguèra | masteguèras | masteguèra | mastegueram | mastegueratz | masteguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegues | mastegue | mastegassiam | mastegassiatz | mastegon | |
| imperfect | masteguesse | masteguesses | masteguesse | masteguessiam | masteguessiatz | masteguesson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| mastega | mastegassiam | mastegatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Gascon| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mastegar | aver mastegat | |||||
| gerund | mastegant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | mastegat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | mastegui | mastegas | mastega | mastegam | mastegatz | mastegan | |
| imperfect | mastegavi | mastegavas | mastegava | mastegàvam | mastegàvatz | mastegavan | |
| preterite | masteguèi | masteguès | masteguè | masteguèm | masteguètz | masteguèn | |
| future | mastegarèi | mastegaràs | mastegarà | mastegaram | mastegaratz | mastegaràn | |
| conditional | mastegarí | mastegarés | mastegaré | mastegarem | mastegaretz | mastegarén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | masteguèra | masteguèras | masteguèra | mastegueram | mastegueratz | masteguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | mastegui | mastegues | mastegue | masteguem | masteguetz | masteguen | |
| imperfect | masteguèssi | masteguèsses | masteguèsse | masteguèssem | masteguèssetz | masteguèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| mastega | masteguem | mastegatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Lemosin| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mastegar | aver mastegat | |||||
| gerund | mastegant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | mastegat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegas | mastega | mastegam | mastegatz | mastegan | |
| imperfect | mastegava | mastegavas | mastegava | mastegàvam | mastegàvatz | mastegavan | |
| preterite | masteguei | mastegueras | masteguet | masteguèram | masteguèratz | mastegueran | |
| future | mastegarai | mastegaràs | mastegará | mastegarem | mastegaretz | mastegarán | |
| conditional | mastegariá | mastegariàs | mastegariá | mastegariam | mastegariatz | mastegarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | masteguèra | masteguèras | masteguèra | mastegueram | mastegueratz | masteguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegues | mastegue | masteguem | masteguetz | masteguen | |
| imperfect | masteguèsse | masteguèsses | masteguèsse | masteguèssem | masteguèssetz | masteguèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| mastega | masteguem | mastegatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Provençau| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mastegar | aver mastegat | |||||
| gerund | mastegant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | mastegat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegues | mastega | mastegam | mastegatz | mastegan | |
| imperfect | mastegavi | mastegavas | mastegava | mastegàvem | mastegàvetz | mastegavan | |
| preterite | masteguère | masteguères | masteguèt | mastegueriam | mastegueriatz | masteguèron | |
| future | mastegarai | mastegaràs | mastegarà | mastegarem | mastegaretz | mastegaràn | |
| conditional | mastegariáu | mastegariás | mastegariá | mastegariam | mastegariatz | mastegarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | masteguèra | masteguèras | masteguèra | mastegueram | mastegueratz | masteguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | mastegue | mastegues | mastegue | masteguem | masteguetz | mastegan | |
| imperfect | masteguèsse | masteguèsses | masteguèsse | masteguessiam | masteguessiatz | masteguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| mastega | masteguem | mastegatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Synonyms
- ruminar
- romiar