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See also: cẽar

Galician

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cẽar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cēnāre (“to dine”). Cognate with Portuguese cear and Spanish cenar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈaɾ/, (western) /seˈaɾ/

Verb

cear (first-person singular present ceo, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado)
cear (first-person singular present ceio, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to dine
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cear
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearen
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceo ceas cea ceamos ceades cean
Imperfect ceaba ceabas ceaba ceabamos ceabades ceaban
Preterite ceei ceaches ceou ceamos ceastes cearon
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara cearamos cearades cearan
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes cearán
Conditional cearía cearías cearía ceariamos ceariades cearían
Subjunctive
Present cee cees cee ceemos ceedes ceen
Imperfect cease ceases cease ceásemos ceásedes ceasen
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearen
Imperative
Affirmative cea cee ceemos ceade ceen
Negative (non) non cees non cee non ceemos non ceedes non ceen
    Reintegrated conjugation of cear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceio, ceo1 ceias, ceas1 ceia, cea1 ceamos ceades, ceais ceiam, ceam1
Imperfect ceava ceavas ceava ceávamos ceávades, ceáveis, ceávais1 ceavam
Preterite ceei ceaste, ceache1 ceou ceamos ceastes ceárom, cearam
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara ceáramos ceárades, ceáreis, ceárais1 cearam
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes, ceareis cearám, cearão
Conditional cearia cearias cearia cearíamos cearíades, cearíeis, cearíais1 ceariam
Subjunctive
Present ceie, cee1 ceies, cees1 ceie, cee1 ceemos ceedes, ceeis ceiem, ceem1
Imperfect ceasse ceasses ceasse ceássemos ceássedes, ceásseis ceassem
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Imperative
Affirmative ceia, cea1 ceie, cee1 ceemos ceade, ceai ceiem, ceem1
Negative (nom) nom ceies, nom cees1 nom ceie, nom cee1 nom ceemos nom ceedes, nom ceeis nom ceiem, nom ceem1

1Less recommended.

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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cear, from Latin zelāre (“to be jealous of”). Cognate with Portuguese zelar and Spanish celar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈaɾ/, (western) /seˈaɾ/

Verb

cear (first-person singular present ceo, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado)
cear (first-person singular present ceio, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to be jealous of
    Synonym: celar
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cear
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearen
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceo ceas cea ceamos ceades cean
Imperfect ceaba ceabas ceaba ceabamos ceabades ceaban
Preterite ceei ceaches ceou ceamos ceastes cearon
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara cearamos cearades cearan
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes cearán
Conditional cearía cearías cearía ceariamos ceariades cearían
Subjunctive
Present cee cees cee ceemos ceedes ceen
Imperfect cease ceases cease ceásemos ceásedes ceasen
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearen
Imperative
Affirmative cea cee ceemos ceade ceen
Negative (non) non cees non cee non ceemos non ceedes non ceen
    Reintegrated conjugation of cear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceio, ceo1 ceias, ceas1 ceia, cea1 ceamos ceades, ceais ceiam, ceam1
Imperfect ceava ceavas ceava ceávamos ceávades, ceáveis, ceávais1 ceavam
Preterite ceei ceaste, ceache1 ceou ceamos ceastes ceárom, cearam
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara ceáramos ceárades, ceáreis, ceárais1 cearam
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes, ceareis cearám, cearão
Conditional cearia cearias cearia cearíamos cearíades, cearíeis, cearíais1 ceariam
Subjunctive
Present ceie, cee1 ceies, cees1 ceie, cee1 ceemos ceedes, ceeis ceiem, ceem1
Imperfect ceasse ceasses ceasse ceássemos ceássedes, ceásseis ceassem
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Imperative
Affirmative ceia, cea1 ceie, cee1 ceemos ceade, ceai ceiem, ceem1
Negative (nom) nom ceies, nom cees1 nom ceie, nom cee1 nom ceemos nom ceedes, nom ceeis nom ceiem, nom ceem1

1Less recommended.

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Etymology 3

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese ciar, Spanish ciar, Old Occitan siar.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

cear (first-person singular present ceo, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado)
cear (first-person singular present ceio, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (nautical) to go astern; to backwater
  2. to recede; to go backwards
    Synonyms: afastar, arredar, estear, recuar
    • 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:
      A cada berro que daba
      ibame seando atrás
      p[o]r se acaso me encaixaba
      un sopapo da sua man:
      For each shout he gave
      I was moving back
      in case he encased me
      an uppercut of his hand
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cear
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearen
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceo ceas cea ceamos ceades cean
Imperfect ceaba ceabas ceaba ceabamos ceabades ceaban
Preterite ceei ceaches ceou ceamos ceastes cearon
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara cearamos cearades cearan
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes cearán
Conditional cearía cearías cearía ceariamos ceariades cearían
Subjunctive
Present cee cees cee ceemos ceedes ceen
Imperfect cease ceases cease ceásemos ceásedes ceasen
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearen
Imperative
Affirmative cea cee ceemos ceade ceen
Negative (non) non cees non cee non ceemos non ceedes non ceen
    Reintegrated conjugation of cear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceio, ceo1 ceias, ceas1 ceia, cea1 ceamos ceades, ceais ceiam, ceam1
Imperfect ceava ceavas ceava ceávamos ceávades, ceáveis, ceávais1 ceavam
Preterite ceei ceaste, ceache1 ceou ceamos ceastes ceárom, cearam
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara ceáramos ceárades, ceáreis, ceárais1 cearam
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes, ceareis cearám, cearão
Conditional cearia cearias cearia cearíamos cearíades, cearíeis, cearíais1 ceariam
Subjunctive
Present ceie, cee1 ceies, cees1 ceie, cee1 ceemos ceedes, ceeis ceiem, ceem1
Imperfect ceasse ceasses ceasse ceássemos ceássedes, ceásseis ceassem
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Imperative
Affirmative ceia, cea1 ceie, cee1 ceemos ceade, ceai ceiem, ceem1
Negative (nom) nom ceies, nom cees1 nom ceie, nom cee1 nom ceemos nom ceedes, nom ceeis nom ceiem, nom ceem1

1Less recommended.

Derived terms

References

  • “cear” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “cear” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cear” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cear” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cear” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “ciar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin zelāre (“to be jealous of”)

Verb

cear

  1. to be jealous of
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cear
infinitive simple cear
compound infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund simple ceando
compound gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine ceado ceada
feminine ceados ceadas
present participle ceante ceantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present ceio1, ceo2 ceias1, ceas2 ceia1, cea2 ceamos ceades ceiam3, cean4
imperfect ceava ceavas ceava ceavamos ceavades ceavam3, ceavan4
preterite ceei ceaste3, ceasche4 ceou ceamos ceastes cearom3, cearon4
pluperfect ceara cearas ceara cearamos cearades cearam3, cearan4
future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes cearám3, cearán4
conditional cearía cearías cearía ceariamos ceariades cearíam3, cearían4
compound
tenses 		present perfect present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
present imperfect imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past anterior preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present ceie1, cee2 ceies1, cees2 ceie1, cee2 ceemos ceedes ceiem3, ceen4
preterite ceasse ceasses ceasse ceássemos ceássedes ceassem3, ceassen4
future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem3, cearen4
compound
tenses 		present perfect present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood — tu vossa mercee nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		—
affirmative — ceia1, cea2 ceie1, cee2 ceemos ceade —
negative — non ceies1, non cees2 non ceie1, non cee2 non ceemos non ceedes —
personal infinitive eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem3, cearen4

1 Its alternative form aver can be used as well.

2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

3 Less common in Galicia

4 Less common in Portugal

Descendants
  • Galician: cear

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

cear

  1. Alternative form of cẽar (“to dine”)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cear
infinitive simple cear
compound infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund simple ceando
compound gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine ceado ceada
feminine ceados ceadas
present participle ceante ceantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present ceio1, ceo2 ceias1, ceas2 ceia1, cea2 ceamos ceades ceiam3, cean4
imperfect ceava ceavas ceava ceavamos ceavades ceavam3, ceavan4
preterite ceei ceaste3, ceasche4 ceou ceamos ceastes cearom3, cearon4
pluperfect ceara cearas ceara cearamos cearades cearam3, cearan4
future cearei cearás ceará cearemos cearedes cearám3, cearán4
conditional cearía cearías cearía ceariamos ceariades cearíam3, cearían4
compound
tenses 		present perfect present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
present imperfect imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past anterior preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present ceie1, cee2 ceies1, cees2 ceie1, cee2 ceemos ceedes ceiem3, ceen4
preterite ceasse ceasses ceasse ceássemos ceássedes ceassem3, ceassen4
future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem3, cearen4
compound
tenses 		present perfect present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood — tu vossa mercee nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		—
affirmative — ceia1, cea2 ceie1, cee2 ceemos ceade —
negative — non ceies1, non cees2 non ceie1, non cee2 non ceemos non ceedes —
personal infinitive eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem3, cearen4

1 Its alternative form aver can be used as well.

2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

3 Less common in Galicia

4 Less common in Portugal

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cẽar, from Latin cēnāre (“to dine”). Cognate with Galician cear, Spanish cenar and Italian cenare.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈa(ʁ)/ , /siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seˈa(ɾ)/, /siˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seˈa(ʁ)/ , /siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

cear (first-person singular present ceio, first-person singular preterite ceei, past participle ceado)

  1. to have supper
  2. to dine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cear (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 cear
Personal cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Gerund
ceando
Past participle
Masculine ceado ceados
Feminine ceada ceadas
Indicative
Present ceio ceias ceia ceamos ceais ceiam
Imperfect ceava ceavas ceava ceávamos ceáveis ceavam
Preterite ceei ceaste ceou ceamos1, ceámos2 ceastes cearam
Pluperfect ceara cearas ceara ceáramos ceáreis cearam
Future cearei cearás ceará cearemos ceareis cearão
Conditional cearia cearias cearia cearíamos cearíeis ceariam
Subjunctive
Present ceie ceies ceie ceemos ceeis ceiem
Imperfect ceasse ceasses ceasse ceássemos ceásseis ceassem
Future cear ceares cear cearmos ceardes cearem
Imperative
Affirmative ceia ceie ceemos ceai ceiem
Negative (não) não ceies não ceie não ceemos não ceeis não ceiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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