pellucar
Catalan
Alternative forms
- pellicar
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *piluccāre, from Latin pilō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pə.ʎuˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe.ʎuˈkaɾ/
Verb
pellucar (first-person singular present pelluco, past participle pellucat)
- (transitive) to pick at (food), to nibble
Conjugation
Conjugation of pellucar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | pellucar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | pellucant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | pellucat | pellucada | |||||
| plural | pellucats | pellucades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | pelluco | pelluques | pelluca | pelluquem | pelluqueu | pelluquen | |
| imperfect | pellucava | pellucaves | pellucava | pellucàvem | pellucàveu | pellucaven | |
| future | pellucaré | pellucaràs | pellucarà | pellucarem | pellucareu | pellucaran | |
| preterite | pelluquí | pellucares | pellucà | pellucàrem | pellucàreu | pellucaren | |
| conditional | pellucaria | pellucaries | pellucaria | pellucaríem | pellucaríeu | pellucarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | pelluqui | pelluquis | pelluqui | pelluquem | pelluqueu | pelluquin | |
| imperfect | pelluqués | pelluquessis | pelluqués | pelluquéssim | pelluquéssiu | pelluquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | pelluca | pelluqui | pelluquem | pelluqueu | pelluquin | ||
Derived terms
- espellucar
- pellucalles
Related terms
- pelar
Further reading
- “pellucar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.