predicar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pɾə.diˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾe.diˈkaɾ/
- Homophone: predicà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
predicar (first-person singular present predico, past participle predicat)
- (transitive, intransitive) to preach
Conjugation
Conjugation of predicar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | predicar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | predicant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | predicat | predicada | |||||
| plural | predicats | predicades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | predico | prediques | predica | prediquem | prediqueu | prediquen | |
| imperfect | predicava | predicaves | predicava | predicàvem | predicàveu | predicaven | |
| future | predicaré | predicaràs | predicarà | predicarem | predicareu | predicaran | |
| preterite | prediquí | predicares | predicà | predicàrem | predicàreu | predicaren | |
| conditional | predicaria | predicaries | predicaria | predicaríem | predicaríeu | predicarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | prediqui | prediquis | prediqui | prediquem | prediqueu | prediquin | |
| imperfect | prediqués | prediquessis | prediqués | prediquéssim | prediquéssiu | prediquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | predica | prediqui | prediquem | prediqueu | prediquin | ||
Related terms
- prèdica
- predicador
- predicatiu
Further reading
- “predicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “predicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “predicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “predicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Alternative forms
- padricar, pedricar
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century. Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō. Doublet of pregar.
Verb
predicar (first-person singular present predico, first-person singular preterite prediquei, past participle predicado)
- to preach
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of predicar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of predicar
Conjugation
- Note: predic- are changed to prediqu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of predicar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | predicar | |||||
| personal | predicar | predicares | predicar | predicarmos | predicardes | predicaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| predicando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | predicado | predicados | ||||
| feminine | predicada | predicadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | predico | predicas | predica | predicamos | predicades | predican |
| imperfect | predicaba | predicabas | predicaba | predicabamos | predicabades | predicaban |
| preterite | prediquei | predicaches | predicou | predicamos | predicastes | predicaron |
| pluperfect | predicara | predicaras | predicara | predicaramos | predicarades | predicaran |
| future | predicarei | predicarás | predicará | predicaremos | predicaredes | predicarán |
| conditional | predicaría | predicarías | predicaría | predicariamos | predicariades | predicarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | predique | prediques | predique | prediquemos | prediquedes | prediquen |
| preterite | predicase | predicases | predicase | predicásemos | predicásedes | predicasen |
| future | predicar | predicares | predicar | predicarmos | predicardes | predicaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | predica | predique | prediquemos | predicade | prediquen |
| negative | – | prediques | predique | prediquemos | prediquedes | prediquen |
References
- “predicar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “predicar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “predicar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “predicar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “predicar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading
- “predicar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ido
Etymology
From pre- + dicar, a calque of English predict, French prédire, German vorhersagen, Italian predire, Russian предсказа́ть (predskazátʹ), Spanish predecir. Not to be confused with predikar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prediˈt͡sar/
Verb
predicar (present predicas, past predicis, future predicos, conditional predicus, imperative predicez)
- (transitive) to predict, prophesy, foretell
Conjugation
Conjugation of predicar
 | present | past | future | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | predicar | predicir | predicor | ||||
| tense | predicas | predicis | predicos | ||||
| conditional | predicus | ||||||
| imperative | predicez | ||||||
| adjective active participle | predicanta | predicinta | prediconta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | predicante | predicinte | prediconte | ||||
| nominal active participle | singular | predicanto | predicinto | prediconto | |||
| plural | predicanti | predicinti | prediconti | ||||
| adjective passive participle | predicata | predicita | predicota | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | predicate | predicite | predicote | ||||
| nominal passive participle | singular | predicato | predicito | predicoto | |||
| plural | predicati | prediciti | predicoti | ||||
Derived terms
- predicanta (“prophetic”)
See also
- augurar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedicāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [pɾɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]
- Hyphenation: pre‧di‧car
Verb
predicar (first-person singular present predico, first-person singular preterite prediquei, past participle predicado)
- to promote a concept or idea
- (logic) to predicate (state or assert)
Conjugation
Conjugation of predicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | predicar | |||||
| Personal | predicar | predicares | predicar | predicarmos | predicardes | predicarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| predicando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | predicado | predicados | ||||
| Feminine | predicada | predicadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | predico | predicas | predica | predicamos | predicais | predicam |
| Imperfect | predicava | predicavas | predicava | predicávamos | predicáveis | predicavam |
| Preterite | prediquei | predicaste | predicou | predicamos1, predicámos2 | predicastes | predicaram |
| Pluperfect | predicara | predicaras | predicara | predicáramos | predicáreis | predicaram |
| Future | predicarei | predicarás | predicará | predicaremos | predicareis | predicarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| predicaria | predicarias | predicaria | predicaríamos | predicaríeis | predicariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | predique | prediques | predique | prediquemos | prediqueis | prediquem |
| Imperfect | predicasse | predicasses | predicasse | predicássemos | predicásseis | predicassem |
| Future | predicar | predicares | predicar | predicarmos | predicardes | predicarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | predica | predique | prediquemos | predicai | prediquem | |
| Negative (não) | não prediques | não predique | não prediquemos | não prediqueis | não prediquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Further reading
- “predicar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾediˈkaɾ/ [pɾe.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧di‧car
Verb
predicar (first-person singular present predico, first-person singular preterite prediqué, past participle predicado)
- (transitive) to preach
Conjugation
Conjugation of predicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | predicar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | predicando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | predicado | predicada | |||||
| plural | predicados | predicadas | |||||
| 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 | predico | predicastú predicásvos | predica | predicamos | predicáis | predican | |
| imperfect | predicaba | predicabas | predicaba | predicábamos | predicabais | predicaban | |
| preterite | prediqué | predicaste | predicó | predicamos | predicasteis | predicaron | |
| future | predicaré | predicarás | predicará | predicaremos | predicaréis | predicarán | |
| conditional | predicaría | predicarías | predicaría | predicaríamos | predicaríais | predicarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | predique | prediquestú prediquésvos2 | predique | prediquemos | prediquéis | prediquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | predicara | predicaras | predicara | predicáramos | predicarais | predicaran | |
| imperfect (se) | predicase | predicases | predicase | predicásemos | predicaseis | predicasen | |
| future1 | predicare | predicares | predicare | predicáremos | predicareis | predicaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | predicatú predicávos | predique | prediquemos | predicad | prediquen | ||
| negative | no prediques | no predique | no prediquemos | no prediquéis | no prediquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of predicar (c-qu alternation)
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 predicar | |||||||
| dative | predicarme | predicarte | predicarle, predicarse | predicarnos | predicaros | predicarles, predicarse | |
| accusative | predicarme | predicarte | predicarlo, predicarla, predicarse | predicarnos | predicaros | predicarlos, predicarlas, predicarse | |
| with gerund predicando | |||||||
| dative | predicándome | predicándote | predicándole, predicándose | predicándonos | predicándoos | predicándoles, predicándose | |
| accusative | predicándome | predicándote | predicándolo, predicándola, predicándose | predicándonos | predicándoos | predicándolos, predicándolas, predicándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative predica | |||||||
| dative | predícame | predícate | predícale | predícanos | not used | predícales | |
| accusative | predícame | predícate | predícalo, predícala | predícanos | not used | predícalos, predícalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative predicá | |||||||
| dative | predicame | predicate | predicale | predicanos | not used | predicales | |
| accusative | predicame | predicate | predicalo, predicala | predicanos | not used | predicalos, predicalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative predique | |||||||
| dative | predíqueme | not used | predíquele, predíquese | predíquenos | not used | predíqueles | |
| accusative | predíqueme | not used | predíquelo, predíquela, predíquese | predíquenos | not used | predíquelos, predíquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative prediquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | prediquémoste | prediquémosle | prediquémonos | prediquémoos | prediquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | prediquémoste | prediquémoslo, prediquémosla | prediquémonos | prediquémoos | prediquémoslos, prediquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative predicad | |||||||
| dative | predicadme | not used | predicadle | predicadnos | predicaos | predicadles | |
| accusative | predicadme | not used | predicadlo, predicadla | predicadnos | predicaos | predicadlos, predicadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative prediquen | |||||||
| dative | predíquenme | not used | predíquenle | predíquennos | not used | predíquenles, predíquense | |
| accusative | predíquenme | not used | predíquenlo, predíquenla | predíquennos | not used | predíquenlos, predíquenlas, predíquense | |
Derived terms
- bien predica quien bien vive
- predicar con el ejemplo
- predicar en el desierto
Related terms
- prédica
- predicación
- predicador
- predicamento
Further reading
- “predicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014