pispar
Catalan
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pisˈpa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pisˈpaɾ/
Verb
pispar (first-person singular present pispo, past participle pispat)
- (transitive, colloquial) to pinch, to swipe
- Synonyms: furtar, robar
Conjugation
Conjugation of pispar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | pispar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | pispant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | pispat | pispada | |||||
| plural | pispats | pispades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | pispo | pispes | pispa | pispem | pispeu | pispen | |
| imperfect | pispava | pispaves | pispava | pispàvem | pispàveu | pispaven | |
| future | pisparé | pisparàs | pisparà | pisparem | pispareu | pisparan | |
| preterite | pispí | pispares | pispà | pispàrem | pispàreu | pisparen | |
| conditional | pisparia | pisparies | pisparia | pisparíem | pisparíeu | pisparien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | pispi | pispis | pispi | pispem | pispeu | pispin | |
| imperfect | pispés | pispessis | pispés | pispéssim | pispéssiu | pispessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | pispa | pispi | pispem | pispeu | pispin | ||
Derived terms
- pispa
Further reading
- “pispar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Alternative forms
- pispiar
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic.[1] Cognate with Portuguese bispar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pisˈpaɾ/
Verb
pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispei, past participle pispado)
- to watch, to observe; to lurk, to spy on
- 1922, Victoriano Taibo, Abrente. Versos galegos, Santiago: El Eco de Santiago, page 99:
- Amor non ch'é cego que pispa e ás légoas, e leva o carcax ateigado, non d'agudas frechas, sinón de billetes de banco e louras moedas
- Love isn't blind, 'cause he sees for miles, and he carries his quiver full, not of sharp arrows, but of bank notes and blonde coins
- Amor non ch'é cego que pispa e ás légoas, e leva o carcax ateigado, non d'agudas frechas, sinón de billetes de banco e louras moedas
- Synonyms: mirar, ollar
- 1922, Victoriano Taibo, Abrente. Versos galegos, Santiago: El Eco de Santiago, page 99:
- to pinch, to steal
Conjugation
Conjugation of pispar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | pispar | |||||
| personal | pispar | pispares | pispar | pisparmos | pispardes | pisparen |
| Gerund | ||||||
| pispando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | pispado | pispados | ||||
| feminine | pispada | pispadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | pispo | pispas | pispa | pispamos | pispades | pispan |
| imperfect | pispaba | pispabas | pispaba | pispabamos | pispabades | pispaban |
| preterite | pispei | pispaches | pispou | pispamos | pispastes | pisparon |
| pluperfect | pispara | pisparas | pispara | pisparamos | pisparades | pisparan |
| future | pisparei | pisparás | pispará | pisparemos | pisparedes | pisparán |
| conditional | pisparía | pisparías | pisparía | pispariamos | pispariades | pisparían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | pispe | pispes | pispe | pispemos | pispedes | pispen |
| preterite | pispase | pispases | pispase | pispásemos | pispásedes | pispasen |
| future | pispar | pispares | pispar | pisparmos | pispardes | pisparen |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | pispa | pispe | pispemos | pispade | pispen |
| negative | – | pispes | pispe | pispemos | pispedes | pispen |
References
- “pispar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pispar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pispar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “pizpireta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pisˈpaɾ/ [pisˈpaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pis‧par
Verb
pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispé, past participle pispado)
- (colloquial) to watch, to observe; to lurk, to spy on
Conjugation
Conjugation of pispar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | pispar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | pispando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | pispado | pispada | |||||
| plural | pispados | pispadas | |||||
| 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 | pispo | pispastú pispásvos | pispa | pispamos | pispáis | pispan | |
| imperfect | pispaba | pispabas | pispaba | pispábamos | pispabais | pispaban | |
| preterite | pispé | pispaste | pispó | pispamos | pispasteis | pisparon | |
| future | pisparé | pisparás | pispará | pisparemos | pisparéis | pisparán | |
| conditional | pisparía | pisparías | pisparía | pisparíamos | pisparíais | pisparían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | pispe | pispestú pispésvos2 | pispe | pispemos | pispéis | pispen | |
| imperfect (ra) | pispara | pisparas | pispara | pispáramos | pisparais | pisparan | |
| imperfect (se) | pispase | pispases | pispase | pispásemos | pispaseis | pispasen | |
| future1 | pispare | pispares | pispare | pispáremos | pispareis | pisparen | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | pispatú pispávos | pispe | pispemos | pispad | pispen | ||
| negative | no pispes | no pispe | no pispemos | no pispéis | no pispen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of pispar
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 pispar | |||||||
| dative | pisparme | pisparte | pisparle, pisparse | pisparnos | pisparos | pisparles, pisparse | |
| accusative | pisparme | pisparte | pisparlo, pisparla, pisparse | pisparnos | pisparos | pisparlos, pisparlas, pisparse | |
| with gerund pispando | |||||||
| dative | pispándome | pispándote | pispándole, pispándose | pispándonos | pispándoos | pispándoles, pispándose | |
| accusative | pispándome | pispándote | pispándolo, pispándola, pispándose | pispándonos | pispándoos | pispándolos, pispándolas, pispándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative pispa | |||||||
| dative | píspame | píspate | píspale | píspanos | not used | píspales | |
| accusative | píspame | píspate | píspalo, píspala | píspanos | not used | píspalos, píspalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative pispá | |||||||
| dative | pispame | pispate | pispale | pispanos | not used | pispales | |
| accusative | pispame | pispate | pispalo, pispala | pispanos | not used | pispalos, pispalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative pispe | |||||||
| dative | píspeme | not used | píspele, píspese | píspenos | not used | píspeles | |
| accusative | píspeme | not used | píspelo, píspela, píspese | píspenos | not used | píspelos, píspelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative pispemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | pispémoste | pispémosle | pispémonos | pispémoos | pispémosles | |
| accusative | not used | pispémoste | pispémoslo, pispémosla | pispémonos | pispémoos | pispémoslos, pispémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative pispad | |||||||
| dative | pispadme | not used | pispadle | pispadnos | pispaos | pispadles | |
| accusative | pispadme | not used | pispadlo, pispadla | pispadnos | pispaos | pispadlos, pispadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative pispen | |||||||
| dative | píspenme | not used | píspenle | píspennos | not used | píspenles, píspense | |
| accusative | píspenme | not used | píspenlo, píspenla | píspennos | not used | píspenlos, píspenlas, píspense | |
Further reading
- “pispar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014