petar
See also: Petar
English
Noun
petar (plural petars)
- Obsolete form of petard.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene iv]:
- hoist with his own petar
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for petar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Peart, Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petra, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Asturian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈtaɾ/, [peˈt̪aɾ]
Verb
petar
- (impersonal) to interest
- nun me peta dir
- I don't feel like going
Catalan
Etymology
From pet + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pəˈta/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /peˈtaɾ/
Verb
petar (first-person singular present peto, past participle petat)
- (intransitive) to explode, to burst
- (intransitive, computing, informal, of a program) to crash
- (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to fart
Conjugation
Conjugation of petar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | petar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | petant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | petat | petada | |||||
| plural | petats | petades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | peto | petes | peta | petem | peteu | peten | |
| imperfect | petava | petaves | petava | petàvem | petàveu | petaven | |
| future | petaré | petaràs | petarà | petarem | petareu | petaran | |
| preterite | petí | petares | petà | petàrem | petàreu | petaren | |
| conditional | petaria | petaries | petaria | petaríem | petaríeu | petarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | peti | petis | peti | petem | peteu | petin | |
| imperfect | petés | petessis | petés | petéssim | petéssiu | petessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | peta | peti | petem | peteu | petin | ||
Derived terms
- petada
- petaner
Descendants
- → Spanish: petar
Further reading
- “petar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “petar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “petar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1800. From peto (“woodpecker”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈtaɾ/
Verb
petar (first-person singular present peto, first-person singular preterite petei, past participle petado)
- (transitive, intransitive) to knock, to impact
- Quen peta na porta?
- Who is knocking on the door?
- (transitive) to churn
- (intransitive, figuratively) to want
- —Vai facer a cama! —Non me peta!
- "Make your bed!" "I don't want to!"
- —Por que? —Porque me peta.
- "Why?" "Because I want."
Conjugation
Conjugation of petar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | petar | |||||
| personal | petar | petares | petar | petarmos | petardes | petaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| petando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | petado | petados | ||||
| feminine | petada | petadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | peto | petas | peta | petamos | petades | petan |
| imperfect | petaba | petabas | petaba | petabamos | petabades | petaban |
| preterite | petei | petaches | petou | petamos | petastes | petaron |
| pluperfect | petara | petaras | petara | petaramos | petarades | petaran |
| future | petarei | petarás | petará | petaremos | petaredes | petarán |
| conditional | petaría | petarías | petaría | petariamos | petariades | petarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | pete | petes | pete | petemos | petedes | peten |
| preterite | petase | petases | petase | petásemos | petásedes | petasen |
| future | petar | petares | petar | petarmos | petardes | petaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | peta | pete | petemos | petade | peten |
| negative | – | petes | pete | petemos | petedes | peten |
Synonyms
- bater
- (to want to do): apetecer
Related terms
- petada (“knock”)
- petador (“knocker”)
- peteiro (“beak”)
- petelo (“small mallet”)
- petelar (“to knock gently and repeatedly”)
References
- “petar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “petar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “petar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Cf. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. petar.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.tar/, [ˈpɛt̪är]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.tar/, [ˈpɛːt̪är]
Verb
petar
- first-person singular future passive indicative of petō
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan petar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈtaɾ/ [peˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pe‧tar
Verb
petar (first-person singular present peto, first-person singular preterite peté, past participle petado)
- (colloquial) to explode, blow up, let off, set off
- Synonyms: explotar, estallar
- (colloquial, transitive) to please, gratify, content
- Synonym: agradar
- to fill up; cram; be packed
- Anoche la discoteca estaba petada.
- Last night the disco was packed.
- (reflexive, computing) crash (a malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable)
- Se ha petado Windows, tengo que reiniciar el ordenador.
- Windows has crashed, I have to restart the computer.
Conjugation
Conjugation of petar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | petar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | petando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | petado | petada | |||||
| plural | petados | petadas | |||||
| 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 | peto | petastú petásvos | peta | petamos | petáis | petan | |
| imperfect | petaba | petabas | petaba | petábamos | petabais | petaban | |
| preterite | peté | petaste | petó | petamos | petasteis | petaron | |
| future | petaré | petarás | petará | petaremos | petaréis | petarán | |
| conditional | petaría | petarías | petaría | petaríamos | petaríais | petarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | pete | petestú petésvos2 | pete | petemos | petéis | peten | |
| imperfect (ra) | petara | petaras | petara | petáramos | petarais | petaran | |
| imperfect (se) | petase | petases | petase | petásemos | petaseis | petasen | |
| future1 | petare | petares | petare | petáremos | petareis | petaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | petatú petávos | pete | petemos | petad | peten | ||
| negative | no petes | no pete | no petemos | no petéis | no peten | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of petar
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 petar | |||||||
| dative | petarme | petarte | petarle, petarse | petarnos | petaros | petarles, petarse | |
| accusative | petarme | petarte | petarlo, petarla, petarse | petarnos | petaros | petarlos, petarlas, petarse | |
| with gerund petando | |||||||
| dative | petándome | petándote | petándole, petándose | petándonos | petándoos | petándoles, petándose | |
| accusative | petándome | petándote | petándolo, petándola, petándose | petándonos | petándoos | petándolos, petándolas, petándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative peta | |||||||
| dative | pétame | pétate | pétale | pétanos | not used | pétales | |
| accusative | pétame | pétate | pétalo, pétala | pétanos | not used | pétalos, pétalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative petá | |||||||
| dative | petame | petate | petale | petanos | not used | petales | |
| accusative | petame | petate | petalo, petala | petanos | not used | petalos, petalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative pete | |||||||
| dative | péteme | not used | pétele, pétese | pétenos | not used | pételes | |
| accusative | péteme | not used | pételo, pétela, pétese | pétenos | not used | pételos, pételas | |
| with first-person plural imperative petemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | petémoste | petémosle | petémonos | petémoos | petémosles | |
| accusative | not used | petémoste | petémoslo, petémosla | petémonos | petémoos | petémoslos, petémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative petad | |||||||
| dative | petadme | not used | petadle | petadnos | petaos | petadles | |
| accusative | petadme | not used | petadlo, petadla | petadnos | petaos | petadlos, petadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative peten | |||||||
| dative | pétenme | not used | pétenle | pétennos | not used | pétenles, pétense | |
| accusative | pétenme | not used | pétenlo, pétenla | pétennos | not used | pétenlos, pétenlas, pétense | |
Derived terms
- petarlo
- petarse
Further reading
- “petar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- parte
Swedish
Verb
petar
- present tense of peta.
Anagrams
- Petra, paret, repat
Venetian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
petar
- (transitive) to attach, stick
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of petar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | petar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | petando | |||
| past participle | petà | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | peto | (te) peti | (el/ła) peta | petémo, petòn | peté | (i/łe) peta |
| imperfect | petava | (te) petavi | (el/ła) petava | petàvimo | petavi | (i/łe) petava |
| future | petarò | (te) petarè | (el/ła) petarà | petarémo | petarè | (i/łe) petarà |
| conditional | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | petarìa | (te) petarisi | (el/ła) petarìa | petarìsimo | petarisi | (i/łe) petarìa |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
| present | pete, peta | (te) peti | (el/ła) pete, (el/ła) peta | petémo, petone | peté | (i/łe) pete, (i/łe) peta |
| imperfect | petase | (te) petasi | (el/ła) petase | petàsimo | petasi | (i/łe) petase |
| imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| — | (te) peta | (el/ła) peta, (el/ła) pete | petémo | peté | (i/łe) peta, (i/łe) pete | |