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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adulārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

adular (first-person singular present adulo, first-person singular preterite adulí, past participle adulat)

  1. to flatter, adulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adular (first conjugation)
infinitive adular
gerund adulant
past participle masculine feminine
singular adulat adulada
plural adulats adulades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present adulo adules adula adulem aduleu adulen
imperfect adulava adulaves adulava adulàvem adulàveu adulaven
future adularé adularàs adularà adularem adulareu adularan
preterite adulí adulares adulà adulàrem adulàreu adularen
conditional adularia adularies adularia adularíem adularíeu adularien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present aduli adulis aduli adulem aduleu adulin
imperfect adulés adulessis adulés aduléssim aduléssiu adulessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — adula aduli adulem aduleu adulin
negative (no) — no adulis no aduli no adulem no aduleu no adulin

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Interlingua

Verb

adular

  1. to adulate, to flatter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adular
infinitive adular
participle present perfect
adulante adulate
active simple perfect
present adula ha adulate
past adulava habeva adulate
future adulara habera adulate
conditional adularea haberea adulate
imperative adula
passive simple perfect
present es adulate ha essite adulate
past esseva adulate habeva essite adulate
future essera adulate habera essite adulate
conditional esserea adulate haberea essite adulate
imperative sia adulate

Occitan

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Verb

adular

  1. to adulate, to flatter

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive adular aver adulat
gerund adulant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle adulat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present aduli adulas adula adulam adulatz adulan
imperfect adulavi adulavas adulava adulàvem adulàvetz adulavan
preterite adulèri adulères adulèt adulèrem adulèretz adulèron
future adularai adularàs adularà adularem adularetz adularàn
conditional adulariái adulariás adulariá adulariam adulariatz adularián
conditional 2nd form1 adulèra adulèras adulèra aduleram aduleratz adulèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present adule adules adule adulem aduletz adulen
imperfect adulèssi adulèsses adulèsse adulèssem adulèssetz adulèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
adula adulem adulatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive adular aver adulat
gerund adulant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle adulat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present adule adules adula adulam adulatz adulon
imperfect adulave adulaves adulava adulaviam adulaviatz adulavon
preterite adulere aduleres adulet adulem aduletz aduleron
future adularai adularàs adulará adularem adularetz adularán
conditional adulariá adulariás adulariá adulariam adulariatz adularián
conditional 2nd form1 adulèra adulèras adulèra aduleram aduleratz adulèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present adule adules adule adulassiam adulassiatz adulon
imperfect adulesse adulesses adulesse adulessiam adulessiatz adulesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
adula adulassiam adulatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive adular aver adulat
gerund adulant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle adulat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present aduli adulas adula adulam adulatz adulan
imperfect adulavi adulavas adulava adulàvam adulàvatz adulavan
preterite adulèi adulès adulè adulèm adulètz adulèn
future adularèi adularàs adularà adularam adularatz adularàn
conditional adularí adularés adularé adularem adularetz adularén
conditional 2nd form1 adulèra adulèras adulèra aduleram aduleratz adulèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present aduli adules adule adulem aduletz adulen
imperfect adulèssi adulèsses adulèsse adulèssem adulèssetz adulèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
adula adulem adulatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive adular aver adulat
gerund adulant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle adulat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present adule adulas adula adulam adulatz adulan
imperfect adulava adulavas adulava adulàvam adulàvatz adulavan
preterite adulei aduleras adulet adulèram adulèratz aduleran
future adularai adularàs adulará adularem adularetz adularán
conditional adulariá adulariàs adulariá adulariam adulariatz adularián
conditional 2nd form1 adulèra adulèras adulèra aduleram aduleratz adulèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present adule adules adule adulem aduletz adulen
imperfect adulèsse adulèsses adulèsse adulèssem adulèssetz adulèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
adula adulem adulatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive adular aver adulat
gerund adulant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle adulat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present adule adules adula adulam adulatz adulan
imperfect adulavi adulavas adulava adulàvem adulàvetz adulavan
preterite adulère adulères adulèt aduleriam aduleriatz adulèron
future adularai adularàs adularà adularem adularetz adularàn
conditional adulariáu adulariás adulariá adulariam adulariatz adularián
conditional 2nd form1 adulèra adulèras adulèra aduleram aduleratz adulèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present adule adules adule adulem aduletz adulan
imperfect adulèsse adulèsses adulèsse adulessiam adulessiatz adulèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
adula adulem adulatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Adular.[1] First attested in 1827.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdu.lar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ular
  • Syllabification: a‧du‧lar

Noun

adular m inan

  1. (mineralogy) adularia

Declension

Declension of adular
singular plural
nominative adular adulary
genitive adularu adularów
dative adularowi adularom
accusative adular adulary
instrumental adularem adularami
locative adularze adularach
vocative adularze adulary

References

  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “adular”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ Ignacy Jakowicki (1827) Wykład oryktognozyi i początków geognozyi‎, page 119

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adūlārī.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧lar

Verb

adular (first-person singular present adulo, first-person singular preterite adulei, past participle adulado)

  1. (transitive) to flatter; to adulate (compliment someone excessively)
    Synonyms: puxar saco, bajular, elogiar
  2. (transitive, Northeastern Brazil) to esteem, to have good regards for someone
    Synonyms: estimar, considerar, adorar
  3. (transitive, Minas Gerais) to pet, to caress
    Synonyms: acariciar, acarinhar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adular (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 adular
Personal adular adulares adular adularmos adulardes adularem
Gerund
adulando
Past participle
Masculine adulado adulados
Feminine adulada aduladas
Indicative
Present adulo adulas adula adulamos adulais adulam
Imperfect adulava adulavas adulava adulávamos aduláveis adulavam
Preterite adulei adulaste adulou adulamos1, adulámos2 adulastes adularam
Pluperfect adulara adularas adulara aduláramos aduláreis adularam
Future adularei adularás adulará adularemos adulareis adularão
Conditional adularia adularias adularia adularíamos adularíeis adulariam
Subjunctive
Present adule adules adule adulemos aduleis adulem
Imperfect adulasse adulasses adulasse adulássemos adulásseis adulassem
Future adular adulares adular adularmos adulardes adularem
Imperative
Affirmative adula adule adulemos adulai adulem
Negative (não) não adules não adule não adulemos não aduleis não adulem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French adulaire.

Pronunciation

Noun

adular n (plural adulare)

  1. (mineralogy) adularia

Declension

Declension of adular
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) adular adularul (niște) adulare adularele
genitive/dative (unui) adular adularului (unor) adulare adularelor
vocative adularule adularelor

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adūlārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

adular (first-person singular present adulo, first-person singular preterite adulé, past participle adulado)

  1. (transitive) to flatter
    Synonyms: alabar, halagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive adular
gerund adulando
past participle masculine feminine
singular adulado adulada
plural adulados aduladas
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 adulo adulastú
adulásvos 		adula adulamos aduláis adulan
imperfect adulaba adulabas adulaba adulábamos adulabais adulaban
preterite adulé adulaste aduló adulamos adulasteis adularon
future adularé adularás adulará adularemos adularéis adularán
conditional adularía adularías adularía adularíamos adularíais adularían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present adule adulestú
adulésvos2 		adule adulemos aduléis adulen
imperfect
(ra) 		adulara adularas adulara aduláramos adularais adularan
imperfect
(se) 		adulase adulases adulase adulásemos adulaseis adulasen
future1 adulare adulares adulare aduláremos adulareis adularen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative adulatú
adulávos 		adule adulemos adulad adulen
negative no adules no adule no adulemos no aduléis no adulen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of adular

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 adular
dative adularme adularte adularle, adularse adularnos adularos adularles, adularse
accusative adularme adularte adularlo, adularla, adularse adularnos adularos adularlos, adularlas, adularse
with gerund adulando
dative adulándome adulándote adulándole, adulándose adulándonos adulándoos adulándoles, adulándose
accusative adulándome adulándote adulándolo, adulándola, adulándose adulándonos adulándoos adulándolos, adulándolas, adulándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adula
dative adúlame adúlate adúlale adúlanos not used adúlales
accusative adúlame adúlate adúlalo, adúlala adúlanos not used adúlalos, adúlalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adulá
dative adulame adulate adulale adulanos not used adulales
accusative adulame adulate adulalo, adulala adulanos not used adulalos, adulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative adule
dative adúleme not used adúlele, adúlese adúlenos not used adúleles
accusative adúleme not used adúlelo, adúlela, adúlese adúlenos not used adúlelos, adúlelas
with first-person plural imperative adulemos
dative not used adulémoste adulémosle adulémonos adulémoos adulémosles
accusative not used adulémoste adulémoslo, adulémosla adulémonos adulémoos adulémoslos, adulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adulad
dative aduladme not used aduladle aduladnos adulaos aduladles
accusative aduladme not used aduladlo, aduladla aduladnos adulaos aduladlos, aduladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adulen
dative adúlenme not used adúlenle adúlennos not used adúlenles, adúlense
accusative adúlenme not used adúlenlo, adúlenla adúlennos not used adúlenlos, adúlenlas, adúlense

Derived terms

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