calmar
English
Noun
calmar (plural calmars)
- A squid (the mollusk).
- 1792, George Louis Le Clerc, Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History (page 126)
- During the summer, he studied calmars at Lisbon, but found no appearance of any roe, nor any reservoir which appeared to be destined for the reception of the seminal liquor; and it was in the middle of December, that he began to discern the first traces of a new vessel replete with a milty juice.
- 1792, George Louis Le Clerc, Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History (page 126)
Catalan
Etymology
From calma.
Verb
calmar (first-person singular present calmo, past participle calmat)
- (transitive) to calm
- (intransitive, reflexive) to calm down
- Encara fa sol i el mar s'ha calmat. ― Yet it's sunny and the sea has become calm.
Conjugation
infinitive | calmar | ||||||
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present participle | calmant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | calmat | calmada | |||||
plural | calmats | calmades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | calmo | calmes | calma | calmem | calmeu | calmen | |
imperfect | calmava | calmaves | calmava | calmàvem | calmàveu | calmaven | |
future | calmaré | calmaràs | calmarà | calmarem | calmareu | calmaran | |
preterite | calmí | calmares | calmà | calmàrem | calmàreu | calmaren | |
conditional | calmaria | calmaries | calmaria | calmaríem | calmaríeu | calmarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | calmi | calmis | calmi | calmem | calmeu | calmin | |
imperfect | calmés | calmessis | calmés | calméssim | calméssiu | calmessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | calma | calmi | calmem | calmeu | calmin |
Derived terms
- calmable
- calmant
- calmat
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal.maʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
calmar m (plural calmars)
- squid (the mollusk)
Derived terms
- calmar colossal
- calmar commun
- calmar géant
- calmar loliginidé
Further reading
- “calmar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Verb
calmar
- to calm
- to still
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈma(ʁ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈma(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kawˈma(ɾ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈma(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kawˈma(ʁ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈma(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈma(ɻ)/ [kaʊ̯ˈma(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kalˈmaɾ/ [kaɫˈmaɾ]
Verb
calmar (first-person singular present calmo, first-person singular preterite calmei, past participle calmado)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) Alternative form of acalmar
- (transitive, colloquial) to beat
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 | calmar | |||||
Personal | calmar | calmares | calmar | calmarmos | calmardes | calmarem |
Gerund | ||||||
calmando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | calmado | calmados | ||||
Feminine | calmada | calmadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | calmo | calmas | calma | calmamos | calmais | calmam |
Imperfect | calmava | calmavas | calmava | calmávamos | calmáveis | calmavam |
Preterite | calmei | calmaste | calmou | calmamos1, calmámos2 | calmastes | calmaram |
Pluperfect | calmara | calmaras | calmara | calmáramos | calmáreis | calmaram |
Future | calmarei | calmarás | calmará | calmaremos | calmareis | calmarão |
Conditional | ||||||
calmaria | calmarias | calmaria | calmaríamos | calmaríeis | calmariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | calme | calmes | calme | calmemos | calmeis | calmem |
Imperfect | calmasse | calmasses | calmasse | calmássemos | calmásseis | calmassem |
Future | calmar | calmares | calmar | calmarmos | calmardes | calmarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | calma | calme | calmemos | calmai | calmem | |
Negative (não) | não calmes | não calme | não calmemos | não calmeis | não calmem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Noun
calmar m (plural calmares)
- Alternative form of calamar
Romanian
Alternative forms
- calamar
Etymology
Borrowed from French calmar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈmar/
Noun
calmar m (plural calmari)
- squid
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) calmar | calmarul | (niște) calmari | calmarii |
genitive/dative | (unui) calmar | calmarului | (unor) calmari | calmarilor |
vocative | calmarule | calmarilor |
Spanish
Etymology
From calma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈmaɾ/ [kalˈmaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cal‧mar
Verb
calmar (first-person singular present calmo, first-person singular preterite calmé, past participle calmado)
- (transitive) to calm, to still (to limit and lessen in motion and disturbance)
- (transitive) to calm, soothe, assuage, to ease, to appease, to quell, to allay, to settle, to relieve (to make lessen in intensity)
- (transitive, figurative) to defuse (e.g. a situation or problem, tension or conflict, a crisis)
- (transitive, figurative) to quench, to quell (one's thirst)
- (transitive, figurative) to cool
- (transitive) to talk down, to talk off the ledge
- (intransitive) to subside, abate
- (intransitive) to steady (often used when talking to an animal one is riding like a horse)
- (reflexive) to calm down, to settle down, to quiet down, to calm oneself
- (reflexive) to cool off, to cool it, to chill, to chill out
- (reflexive) to subside
Conjugation
infinitive | calmar | ||||||
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gerund | calmando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | calmado | calmada | |||||
plural | calmados | calmadas | |||||
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 | calmo | calmastú calmásvos | calma | calmamos | calmáis | calman | |
imperfect | calmaba | calmabas | calmaba | calmábamos | calmabais | calmaban | |
preterite | calmé | calmaste | calmó | calmamos | calmasteis | calmaron | |
future | calmaré | calmarás | calmará | calmaremos | calmaréis | calmarán | |
conditional | calmaría | calmarías | calmaría | calmaríamos | calmaríais | calmarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | calme | calmestú calmésvos2 | calme | calmemos | calméis | calmen | |
imperfect (ra) | calmara | calmaras | calmara | calmáramos | calmarais | calmaran | |
imperfect (se) | calmase | calmases | calmase | calmásemos | calmaseis | calmasen | |
future1 | calmare | calmares | calmare | calmáremos | calmareis | calmaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | calmatú calmávos | calme | calmemos | calmad | calmen | ||
negative | no calmes | no calme | no calmemos | no calméis | no calmen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive calmar | |||||||
dative | calmarme | calmarte | calmarle, calmarse | calmarnos | calmaros | calmarles, calmarse | |
accusative | calmarme | calmarte | calmarlo, calmarla, calmarse | calmarnos | calmaros | calmarlos, calmarlas, calmarse | |
with gerund calmando | |||||||
dative | calmándome | calmándote | calmándole, calmándose | calmándonos | calmándoos | calmándoles, calmándose | |
accusative | calmándome | calmándote | calmándolo, calmándola, calmándose | calmándonos | calmándoos | calmándolos, calmándolas, calmándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative calma | |||||||
dative | cálmame | cálmate | cálmale | cálmanos | not used | cálmales | |
accusative | cálmame | cálmate | cálmalo, cálmala | cálmanos | not used | cálmalos, cálmalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative calmá | |||||||
dative | calmame | calmate | calmale | calmanos | not used | calmales | |
accusative | calmame | calmate | calmalo, calmala | calmanos | not used | calmalos, calmalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative calme | |||||||
dative | cálmeme | not used | cálmele, cálmese | cálmenos | not used | cálmeles | |
accusative | cálmeme | not used | cálmelo, cálmela, cálmese | cálmenos | not used | cálmelos, cálmelas | |
with first-person plural imperative calmemos | |||||||
dative | not used | calmémoste | calmémosle | calmémonos | calmémoos | calmémosles | |
accusative | not used | calmémoste | calmémoslo, calmémosla | calmémonos | calmémoos | calmémoslos, calmémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative calmad | |||||||
dative | calmadme | not used | calmadle | calmadnos | calmaos | calmadles | |
accusative | calmadme | not used | calmadlo, calmadla | calmadnos | calmaos | calmadlos, calmadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative calmen | |||||||
dative | cálmenme | not used | cálmenle | cálmennos | not used | cálmenles, cálmense | |
accusative | cálmenme | not used | cálmenlo, cálmenla | cálmennos | not used | cálmenlos, cálmenlas, cálmense |
Alternative forms
- acalmar (obsolete)
Derived terms
- calmante
- calmar los ánimos (“to calm things down”)
Further reading
- “calmar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014