balear

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Baleārēs (“Balearic Islands”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

balear m or f (masculine and feminine plural balears)

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

Noun

balear m or f by sense (plural balears)

  1. Balearic (a person from the Balearic Islands)

Noun

balear m (uncountable)

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

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

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)/
 

Etymology 1

Adjective

balear m or f (plural baleares)

  1. Balearic

Etymology 2

Verb

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

  1. 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)

  1. (transitive, Latin America) to shoot
    Synonym: abalear
Conjugation
    Conjugation of balear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive balear
gerund baleando
past participle masculine feminine
singular baleado baleada
plural baleados baleadas
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 baleo baleastú
baleásvos 		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 baleestú
baleésvos2 		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 baleatú
baleávos 		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
accusative balearme balearte balearlo, balearla, balearse balearnos balearos balearlos, balearlas, balearse
with gerund baleando
dative baleándome baleándote baleándole, baleándose baleándonos baleándoos baleándoles, baleándose
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

  1. Balearic
Derived terms

Proper noun

balear m

  1. Balearic

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