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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish escatimar .
Pronunciation
Verb
escatimar (first-person singular present escatimo , first-person singular preterite escatimí , past participle escatimat )
to use sparingly , to skimp
Synonym: escassejar
Conjugation
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. From Old Galician-Portuguese escatimar (13th century). The Germanic etymology proposed by Coromines[ 1] is unsustainable, according to Ramón Lorenzo.
Pronunciation
Verb
escatimar (first-person singular present escatimo , first-person singular preterite escatimei , past participle escatimado )
( transitive ) to use sparingly , to skimp , to scrimp
( transitive , dated ) to despise ; to offend ; to skimp
( pronominal , dated ) to take offense
1775 , María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance :Dime algùnha còusa dòce como habes doito, é catá, que si así no no fazèdes, me escatìmo , é velo hàs. Ven sabedes, vaiche bòa! como estas cousas se fàn, è madia tendes, senon eu êime de encabuxar. Tell me something sweet As you usually do, but beware, if you don't do it like that I'll take offense , you'll see. You know well, it could not be otherwise! how these things are done, no doubt about it or else I'll get angry.
Conjugation
escatimar
escatimar
escatimares
escatimar
escatimarmos
escatimardes
escatimarem
escatimando
escatimado
escatimados
escatimada
escatimadas
Indicative
Present
escatimo
escatimas
escatima
escatimamos
escatimades , escatimais
escatimam
Imperfect
escatimava
escatimavas
escatimava
escatimávamos
escatimávades , escatimáveis , escatimávais 1
escatimavam
Preterite
escatimei
escatimaste , escatimache 1
escatimou
escatimamos
escatimastes
escatimárom , escatimaram
Pluperfect
escatimara
escatimaras
escatimara
escatimáramos
escatimárades , escatimáreis , escatimárais 1
escatimaram
Future
escatimarei
escatimarás
escatimará
escatimaremos
escatimaredes , escatimareis
escatimarám , escatimarão
Conditional
escatimaria
escatimarias
escatimaria
escatimaríamos
escatimaríades , escatimaríeis , escatimaríais 1
escatimariam
Subjunctive
Present
escatime
escatimes
escatime
escatimemos
escatimedes , escatimeis
escatimem
Imperfect
escatimasse
escatimasses
escatimasse
escatimássemos
escatimássedes , escatimásseis
escatimassem
Future
escatimar
escatimares
escatimar
escatimarmos
escatimardes
escatimarem
Imperative
Affirmative
escatima
escatime
escatimemos
escatimade , escatimai
escatimem
Negative (nom )
nom escatimes
nom escatime
nom escatimemos
nom escatimedes , nom escatimeis
nom escatimem
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “escatimar ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “escatimar ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “escatimar ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“escatimar ”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy , 2012 –2024
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “escatimar ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “escatimar ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escatimar , a loan from Old Spanish escatimar . Cognate with Galician and Spanish escatimar .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: es‧ca‧ti‧mar
Verb
escatimar (first-person singular present escatimo , first-person singular preterite escatimei , past participle escatimado ) ( transitive )
to deprive through fraud ; defraud
to insult ; offend
to adulterate
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 ( *skattjan ) ; compare 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌾𐌰 ( skattja ) . Related to German Schatz ( “ treasure ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /eskatiˈmaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: es‧ca‧ti‧mar
Verb
escatimar (first-person singular present escatimo , first-person singular preterite escatimé , past participle escatimado )
to use sparingly , to skimp
2024 June 24, José Carlos Rojo, “Un operativo de rescate formado por 125 efectivos desplegados en Soba durante más de cuarenta horas”, in El Diario Montañés , page 3:Urrutia apuntó que no se ha escatimado en medios humanos, con la participación de 125 efectivos de todas las administraciones, [ …] . (please add an English translation of this quotation)
( intransitive ) to scrimp , to stint , to cut corners
2017 , Bernardo Arango, Los Círculos De La Vida :Muchos hasta escatiman en la compra de un colchón y compra lo más barato y ordinario, sin tener en cuenta que en él descansará gran parte de su vida. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of escatimar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive escatimar
escatimarme
escatimarte
escatimarle , escatimarse
escatimarnos
escatimaros
escatimarles , escatimarse
escatimarme
escatimarte
escatimarlo , escatimarla , escatimarse
escatimarnos
escatimaros
escatimarlos , escatimarlas , escatimarse
with gerund escatimando
escatimándome
escatimándote
escatimándole , escatimándose
escatimándonos
escatimándoos
escatimándoles , escatimándose
escatimándome
escatimándote
escatimándolo , escatimándola , escatimándose
escatimándonos
escatimándoos
escatimándolos , escatimándolas , escatimándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative escatima
escatímame
escatímate
escatímale
escatímanos
not used
escatímales
escatímame
escatímate
escatímalo , escatímala
escatímanos
not used
escatímalos , escatímalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative escatimá
escatimame
escatimate
escatimale
escatimanos
not used
escatimales
escatimame
escatimate
escatimalo , escatimala
escatimanos
not used
escatimalos , escatimalas
with formal second-person singular imperative escatime
escatímeme
not used
escatímele , escatímese
escatímenos
not used
escatímeles
escatímeme
not used
escatímelo , escatímela , escatímese
escatímenos
not used
escatímelos , escatímelas
with first-person plural imperative escatimemos
not used
escatimémoste
escatimémosle
escatimémonos
escatimémoos
escatimémosles
not used
escatimémoste
escatimémoslo , escatimémosla
escatimémonos
escatimémoos
escatimémoslos , escatimémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative escatimad
escatimadme
not used
escatimadle
escatimadnos
escatimaos
escatimadles
escatimadme
not used
escatimadlo , escatimadla
escatimadnos
escatimaos
escatimadlos , escatimadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative escatimen
escatímenme
not used
escatímenle
escatímennos
not used
escatímenles , escatímense
escatímenme
not used
escatímenlo , escatímenla
escatímennos
not used
escatímenlos , escatímenlas , escatímense
Descendants
See also
Further reading