matizar
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin matizare, from Byzantine Greek λαμματίζειν (lammatízein), from λάμμα (lámma)[1] (from λόμα (lóma, “band, trimming, edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /matiˈθaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /matiˈsaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧ti‧zar
Verb
matizar (first-person singular present matizo, first-person singular preterite maticé, past participle matizado)
- (transitive) to clarify a concept, to be more specific
- to blend colours in an agreeable way
- to nuance (redefine in a subtle way)
Conjugation
Conjugation of matizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | matizar | ||||||
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gerund | matizando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | matizado | matizada | |||||
plural | matizados | matizadas | |||||
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 | matizo | matizastú matizásvos | matiza | matizamos | matizáis | matizan | |
imperfect | matizaba | matizabas | matizaba | matizábamos | matizabais | matizaban | |
preterite | maticé | matizaste | matizó | matizamos | matizasteis | matizaron | |
future | matizaré | matizarás | matizará | matizaremos | matizaréis | matizarán | |
conditional | matizaría | matizarías | matizaría | matizaríamos | matizaríais | matizarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | matice | maticestú maticésvos2 | matice | maticemos | maticéis | maticen | |
imperfect (ra) | matizara | matizaras | matizara | matizáramos | matizarais | matizaran | |
imperfect (se) | matizase | matizases | matizase | matizásemos | matizaseis | matizasen | |
future1 | matizare | matizares | matizare | matizáremos | matizareis | matizaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | matizatú matizávos | matice | maticemos | matizad | maticen | ||
negative | no matices | no matice | no maticemos | no maticéis | no maticen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of matizar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive matizar | |||||||
dative | matizarme | matizarte | matizarle, matizarse | matizarnos | matizaros | matizarles, matizarse | |
accusative | matizarme | matizarte | matizarlo, matizarla, matizarse | matizarnos | matizaros | matizarlos, matizarlas, matizarse | |
with gerund matizando | |||||||
dative | matizándome | matizándote | matizándole, matizándose | matizándonos | matizándoos | matizándoles, matizándose | |
accusative | matizándome | matizándote | matizándolo, matizándola, matizándose | matizándonos | matizándoos | matizándolos, matizándolas, matizándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative matiza | |||||||
dative | matízame | matízate | matízale | matízanos | not used | matízales | |
accusative | matízame | matízate | matízalo, matízala | matízanos | not used | matízalos, matízalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative matizá | |||||||
dative | matizame | matizate | matizale | matizanos | not used | matizales | |
accusative | matizame | matizate | matizalo, matizala | matizanos | not used | matizalos, matizalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative matice | |||||||
dative | matíceme | not used | matícele, matícese | matícenos | not used | matíceles | |
accusative | matíceme | not used | matícelo, matícela, matícese | matícenos | not used | matícelos, matícelas | |
with first-person plural imperative maticemos | |||||||
dative | not used | maticémoste | maticémosle | maticémonos | maticémoos | maticémosles | |
accusative | not used | maticémoste | maticémoslo, maticémosla | maticémonos | maticémoos | maticémoslos, maticémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative matizad | |||||||
dative | matizadme | not used | matizadle | matizadnos | matizaos | matizadles | |
accusative | matizadme | not used | matizadlo, matizadla | matizadnos | matizaos | matizadlos, matizadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative maticen | |||||||
dative | matícenme | not used | matícenle | matícennos | not used | matícenles, matícense | |
accusative | matícenme | not used | matícenlo, matícenla | matícennos | not used | matícenlos, matícenlas, matícense |
Derived terms
- matiz
References
- “matizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 937
Further reading
- “matizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014