ulular
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ululāre, present active infinitive of ululō. Compare udolar (an inherited doublet).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
ulular (first-person singular present ululo, past participle ululat)
- to ululate, to howl
Conjugation
infinitive | ulular | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | ululant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | ululat | ululada | |||||
plural | ululats | ululades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | ululo | ulules | ulula | ululem | ululeu | ululen | |
imperfect | ululava | ululaves | ululava | ululàvem | ululàveu | ululaven | |
future | ulularé | ulularàs | ulularà | ulularem | ululareu | ulularan | |
preterite | ululí | ululares | ululà | ululàrem | ululàreu | ulularen | |
conditional | ulularia | ulularies | ulularia | ulularíem | ulularíeu | ulularien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | ululi | ululis | ululi | ululem | ululeu | ululin | |
imperfect | ululés | ululessis | ululés | ululéssim | ululéssiu | ululessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | ulula | ululi | ululem | ululeu | ululin |
Synonyms
- udolar
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English ululate, French ululer, Italian ululare, Spanish ulular, from Latin ululō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.luˈlar/
Verb
ulular (present ululas, past ululis, future ululos, conditional ululus, imperative ululez)
- (intransitive) to ululate, to howl
- Uli ululis uldie. ― Some ululated some day.
Conjugation
present | past | future | |||||
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infinitive | ulular | ululir | ululor | ||||
tense | ululas | ululis | ululos | ||||
conditional | ululus | ||||||
imperative | ululez | ||||||
adjective active participle | ululanta | ululinta | ululonta | ||||
adverbial active participle | ululante | ululinte | ululonte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | ululanto | ululinto | ululonto | |||
plural | ululanti | ululinti | ululonti |
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ululāre. Compare uivar (an inherited doublet).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.luˈla(ʁ)/ [u.luˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /u.luˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.luˈla(ʁ)/ [u.luˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.luˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.luˈlaɾ/
Verb
ulular (first-person singular present ululo, first-person singular preterite ululei, past participle ululado)
- to ululate
- to howl
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | ulular | |||||
Personal | ulular | ululares | ulular | ulularmos | ululardes | ulularem |
Gerund | ||||||
ululando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | ululado | ululados | ||||
Feminine | ululada | ululadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | ululo | ululas | ulula | ululamos | ululais | ululam |
Imperfect | ululava | ululavas | ululava | ululávamos | ululáveis | ululavam |
Preterite | ululei | ululaste | ululou | ululamos1, ululámos2 | ululastes | ulularam |
Pluperfect | ululara | ulularas | ululara | ululáramos | ululáreis | ulularam |
Future | ulularei | ulularás | ululará | ulularemos | ululareis | ulularão |
Conditional | ||||||
ulularia | ulularias | ulularia | ulularíamos | ulularíeis | ululariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | ulule | ulules | ulule | ululemos | ululeis | ululem |
Imperfect | ululasse | ululasses | ululasse | ululássemos | ululásseis | ululassem |
Future | ulular | ululares | ulular | ulularmos | ululardes | ulularem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | ulula | ulule | ululemos | ululai | ululem | |
Negative (não) | não ulules | não ulule | não ululemos | não ululeis | não ululem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ululāre, present active infinitive of ululō. Compare aullar (an inherited doublet). Cognate with English ululate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uluˈlaɾ/ [u.luˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: u‧lu‧lar
Verb
ulular (first-person singular present ululo, first-person singular preterite ululé, past participle ululado)
- (intransitive) to ululate
- (intransitive) to wail; to howl
- (intransitive) to hoot
Conjugation
infinitive | ulular | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | ululando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | ululado | ululada | |||||
plural | ululados | ululadas | |||||
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 | ululo | ululastú ululásvos | ulula | ululamos | ululáis | ululan | |
imperfect | ululaba | ululabas | ululaba | ululábamos | ululabais | ululaban | |
preterite | ululé | ululaste | ululó | ululamos | ululasteis | ulularon | |
future | ulularé | ulularás | ululará | ulularemos | ulularéis | ulularán | |
conditional | ulularía | ulularías | ulularía | ulularíamos | ulularíais | ulularían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | ulule | ululestú ululésvos2 | ulule | ululemos | ululéis | ululen | |
imperfect (ra) | ululara | ulularas | ululara | ululáramos | ulularais | ulularan | |
imperfect (se) | ululase | ululases | ululase | ululásemos | ululaseis | ululasen | |
future1 | ululare | ululares | ululare | ululáremos | ululareis | ulularen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | ululatú ululávos | ulule | ululemos | ululad | ululen | ||
negative | no ulules | no ulule | no ululemos | no ululéis | no ululen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Related terms
- ululato
- aullar
Further reading
- “ulular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014