cultivar

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English

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Etymology

Blend of cultivated +‎ variety or cultigen +‎ variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌltɪvɑɹ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

cultivar (plural cultivars)

  1. A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, cultivate”).

Pronunciation

Verb

cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultiví, past participle cultivat)

  1. (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)
    Synonym: conrear
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cultivar (first conjugation)
infinitive cultivar
gerund cultivant
past participle masculine feminine
singular cultivat cultivada
plural cultivats cultivades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present cultivo cultives cultiva cultivem cultiveu cultiven
imperfect cultivava cultivaves cultivava cultivàvem cultivàveu cultivaven
future cultivaré cultivaràs cultivarà cultivarem cultivareu cultivaran
preterite cultiví cultivares cultivà cultivàrem cultivàreu cultivaren
conditional cultivaria cultivaries cultivaria cultivaríem cultivaríeu cultivarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present cultivi cultivis cultivi cultivem cultiveu cultivin
imperfect cultivés cultivessis cultivés cultivéssim cultivéssiu cultivessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — cultiva cultivi cultivem cultiveu cultivin
negative (no) — no cultivis no cultivi no cultivem no cultiveu no cultivin
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Etymology 2

Noun

cultivar f (plural cultivars)

  1. cultivar (a cultivated variety of a plant species)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English cultivar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏl.tiˌvɑr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: cul‧ti‧var

Noun

cultivar m (plural cultivars)

  1. cultivar

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Interlingua

Verb

cultivar

  1. to cultivate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cultivar
infinitive cultivar
participle present perfect
cultivante cultivate
active simple perfect
present cultiva ha cultivate
past cultivava habeva cultivate
future cultivara habera cultivate
conditional cultivarea haberea cultivate
imperative cultiva
passive simple perfect
present es cultivate ha essite cultivate
past esseva cultivate habeva essite cultivate
future essera cultivate habera essite cultivate
conditional esserea cultivate haberea essite cultivate
imperative sia cultivate

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -aɾ, (Brazil, with r-droppping) -a
  • Hyphenation: cul‧ti‧var

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, to cultivate”). Doublet of culto.

Verb

cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivei, past participle cultivado)

  1. (transitive, agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to cultivate; to nurture
  3. (transitive, reflexive, figurative) to perfect; to develop; to thrive
    Synonym: desenvolver
Conjugation
    Conjugation of cultivar (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 cultivar
Personal cultivar cultivares cultivar cultivarmos cultivardes cultivarem
Gerund
cultivando
Past participle
Masculine cultivado cultivados
Feminine cultivada cultivadas
Indicative
Present cultivo cultivas cultiva cultivamos cultivais cultivam
Imperfect cultivava cultivavas cultivava cultivávamos cultiváveis cultivavam
Preterite cultivei cultivaste cultivou cultivamos1, cultivámos2 cultivastes cultivaram
Pluperfect cultivara cultivaras cultivara cultiváramos cultiváreis cultivaram
Future cultivarei cultivarás cultivará cultivaremos cultivareis cultivarão
Conditional cultivaria cultivarias cultivaria cultivaríamos cultivaríeis cultivariam
Subjunctive
Present cultive cultives cultive cultivemos cultiveis cultivem
Imperfect cultivasse cultivasses cultivasse cultivássemos cultivásseis cultivassem
Future cultivar cultivares cultivar cultivarmos cultivardes cultivarem
Imperative
Affirmative cultiva cultive cultivemos cultivai cultivem
Negative (não) não cultives não cultive não cultivemos não cultiveis não cultivem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English cultivar.

Noun

cultivar m (plural cultivares)

  1. (botany) cultivar

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, cultivate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kultiˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cul‧ti‧var

Verb

cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivé, past participle cultivado)

  1. (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cultivar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive cultivar
gerund cultivando
past participle masculine feminine
singular cultivado cultivada
plural cultivados cultivadas
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 cultivo cultivastú
cultivásvos 		cultiva cultivamos cultiváis cultivan
imperfect cultivaba cultivabas cultivaba cultivábamos cultivabais cultivaban
preterite cultivé cultivaste cultivó cultivamos cultivasteis cultivaron
future cultivaré cultivarás cultivará cultivaremos cultivaréis cultivarán
conditional cultivaría cultivarías cultivaría cultivaríamos cultivaríais cultivarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cultive cultivestú
cultivésvos2 		cultive cultivemos cultivéis cultiven
imperfect
(ra) 		cultivara cultivaras cultivara cultiváramos cultivarais cultivaran
imperfect
(se) 		cultivase cultivases cultivase cultivásemos cultivaseis cultivasen
future1 cultivare cultivares cultivare cultiváremos cultivareis cultivaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative cultivatú
cultivávos 		cultive cultivemos cultivad cultiven
negative no cultives no cultive no cultivemos no cultivéis no cultiven

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

    Selected combined forms of cultivar

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 cultivar
dative cultivarme cultivarte cultivarle, cultivarse cultivarnos cultivaros cultivarles, cultivarse
accusative cultivarme cultivarte cultivarlo, cultivarla, cultivarse cultivarnos cultivaros cultivarlos, cultivarlas, cultivarse
with gerund cultivando
dative cultivándome cultivándote cultivándole, cultivándose cultivándonos cultivándoos cultivándoles, cultivándose
accusative cultivándome cultivándote cultivándolo, cultivándola, cultivándose cultivándonos cultivándoos cultivándolos, cultivándolas, cultivándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cultiva
dative cultívame cultívate cultívale cultívanos not used cultívales
accusative cultívame cultívate cultívalo, cultívala cultívanos not used cultívalos, cultívalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cultivá
dative cultivame cultivate cultivale cultivanos not used cultivales
accusative cultivame cultivate cultivalo, cultivala cultivanos not used cultivalos, cultivalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cultive
dative cultíveme not used cultívele, cultívese cultívenos not used cultíveles
accusative cultíveme not used cultívelo, cultívela, cultívese cultívenos not used cultívelos, cultívelas
with first-person plural imperative cultivemos
dative not used cultivémoste cultivémosle cultivémonos cultivémoos cultivémosles
accusative not used cultivémoste cultivémoslo, cultivémosla cultivémonos cultivémoos cultivémoslos, cultivémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cultivad
dative cultivadme not used cultivadle cultivadnos cultivaos cultivadles
accusative cultivadme not used cultivadlo, cultivadla cultivadnos cultivaos cultivadlos, cultivadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cultiven
dative cultívenme not used cultívenle cultívennos not used cultívenles, cultívense
accusative cultívenme not used cultívenlo, cultívenla cultívennos not used cultívenlos, cultívenlas, cultívense

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Noun

cultivar m (plural cultivares)

  1. (botany, agriculture) cultivar

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