balear

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Baleārēs (“Balearic Islands”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central)
IPA^(key): (Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencia)
Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

balear m or f (masculine and feminine plural balears)

Balearic (pertaining to the Balearic Islands, the people thereof, or the Catalan dialects spoken there)

Noun

balear m or f by sense (plural balears)

Balearic (a person from the Balearic Islands)

Related terms

Illes Balears (“Balearic Islands”)

Noun

balear m (uncountable)

Balearic (the dialect of Catalan spoken in the Balearic Islands)

Hypernyms

català (“Catalan”)

Hyponyms

eivissenc (“Eivissan, Ibizan”)
mallorquí (“Mallorcan”)
menorquí (“Menorcan”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈa(ʁ)/ , /ba.liˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈa(ɾ)/, /ba.liˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈa(ʁ)/ , /ba.liˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlja.ɾi/

Etymology 1

Adjective

balear m or f (plural baleares)

Balearic

Etymology 2

Verb

balear (first-person singular present baleio, first-person singular preterite baleei, past participle baleado)

to shoot

Conjugation

Conjugation of balear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	balear
Personal	balear	baleares	balear	balearmos	baleardes	balearem
Gerund
	baleando
Past participle
Masculine	baleado			baleados
Feminine	baleada			baleadas
Indicative
Present	baleio	baleias	baleia	baleamos	baleais	baleiam
Imperfect	baleava	baleavas	baleava	baleávamos	baleáveis	baleavam
Preterite	baleei	baleaste	baleou	baleamos¹, baleámos²	baleastes	balearam
Pluperfect	baleara	balearas	baleara	baleáramos	baleáreis	balearam
Future	balearei	balearás	baleará	balearemos	baleareis	balearão
Conditional	balearia	balearias	balearia	balearíamos	balearíeis	baleariam
Subjunctive
Present	baleie	baleies	baleie	baleemos	baleeis	baleiem
Imperfect	baleasse	baleasses	baleasse	baleássemos	baleásseis	baleassem
Future	balear	baleares	balear	balearmos	baleardes	balearem
Imperative
Affirmative		baleia	baleie	baleemos	baleai	baleiem
Negative (não)		não baleies	não baleie	não baleemos	não baleeis	não baleiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baleˈaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ba‧le‧ar

Etymology 1

From bala (“bullet”) +‎ -ear.

Verb

balear (first-person singular present baleo, first-person singular preterite baleé, past participle baleado)

(transitive, Latin America) to shoot
Synonym: abalear

Conjugation

Conjugation of balear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			balear
gerund			baleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		baleado		baleada
		plural		baleados		baleadas
		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	baleo	baleas^{^tú} baleás^{^vos}	balea	baleamos	baleáis	balean
	imperfect	baleaba	baleabas	baleaba	baleábamos	baleabais	baleaban
	preterite	baleé	baleaste	baleó	baleamos	baleasteis	balearon
	future	balearé	balearás	baleará	balearemos	balearéis	balearán
	conditional	balearía	balearías	balearía	balearíamos	balearíais	balearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balee	balees^{^tú} baleés^{^vos²}	balee	baleemos	baleéis	baleen
	imperfect (ra)	baleara	balearas	baleara	baleáramos	balearais	balearan
	imperfect (se)	balease	baleases	balease	baleásemos	baleaseis	baleasen
	future¹	baleare	baleares	baleare	baleáremos	baleareis	balearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		balea^{^tú} baleá^{^vos}	balee	baleemos	balead	baleen
	negative		no balees	no balee	no baleemos	no baleéis	no baleen

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

Selected combined forms of balear

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 balear	dative	balearme	balearte	balearle, balearse	balearnos	balearos	balearles, balearse
with infinitive balear	accusative	balearme	balearte	balearlo, balearla, balearse	balearnos	balearos	balearlos, balearlas, balearse

with gerund baleando	dative	baleándome	baleándote	baleándole, baleándose	baleándonos	baleándoos	baleándoles, baleándose
with gerund baleando	accusative	baleándome	baleándote	baleándolo, baleándola, baleándose	baleándonos	baleándoos	baleándolos, baleándolas, baleándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative balea	dative	baléame	baléate	baléale	baléanos	not used	baléales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative balea	accusative	baléame	baléate	baléalo, baléala	baléanos	not used	baléalos, baléalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative baleá	dative	baleame	baleate	baleale	baleanos	not used	baleales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative baleá	accusative	baleame	baleate	balealo, baleala	baleanos	not used	balealos, balealas

with formal second-person singular imperative balee	dative	baléeme	not used	baléele, baléese	baléenos	not used	baléeles
with formal second-person singular imperative balee	accusative	baléeme	not used	baléelo, baléela, baléese	baléenos	not used	baléelos, baléelas

with first-person plural imperative baleemos	dative	not used	baleémoste	baleémosle	baleémonos	baleémoos	baleémosles
with first-person plural imperative baleemos	accusative	not used	baleémoste	baleémoslo, baleémosla	baleémonos	baleémoos	baleémoslos, baleémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative balead	dative	baleadme	not used	baleadle	baleadnos	baleaos	baleadles
with informal second-person plural imperative balead	accusative	baleadme	not used	baleadlo, baleadla	baleadnos	baleaos	baleadlos, baleadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative baleen	dative	baléenme	not used	baléenle	baléennos	not used	baléenles, baléense
with formal second-person plural imperative baleen	accusative	baléenme	not used	baléenlo, baléenla	baléennos	not used	baléenlos, baléenlas, baléense

Etymology 2

From Latin Baleāris.

Adjective

balear m or f (masculine and feminine plural baleares)

Balearic

Derived terms

Islas Baleares

Proper noun

balear m

Balearic

balear

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Noun

Related terms

Noun

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Adjective

Derived terms

Proper noun

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