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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin speculārī.
Pronunciation
Verb
especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulí, past participle especulat)
- (intransitive) to speculate
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin speculāris.
Pronunciation
Adjective
especular m or f (masculine and feminine plural especulars)
- specular
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin speculārī.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cu‧lar
Verb
especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulei, past participle especulado)
- to speculate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin speculārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espekuˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧pe‧cu‧lar
Verb
especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulé, past participle especulado)
- to speculate, conjecture
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of especular
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive especular
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dative
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especularme
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especularte
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especularle, especularse
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especularnos
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especularos
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especularles, especularse
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accusative
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especularme
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especularte
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especularlo, especularla, especularse
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especularnos
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especularos
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especularlos, especularlas, especularse
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with gerund especulando
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dative
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especulándome
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especulándote
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especulándole, especulándose
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especulándonos
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especulándoos
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especulándoles, especulándose
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accusative
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especulándome
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especulándote
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especulándolo, especulándola, especulándose
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especulándonos
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especulándoos
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especulándolos, especulándolas, especulándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative especula
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dative
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especúlame
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especúlate
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especúlale
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especúlanos
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not used
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especúlales
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accusative
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especúlame
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especúlate
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especúlalo, especúlala
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especúlanos
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not used
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especúlalos, especúlalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative especulá
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dative
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especulame
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especulate
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especulale
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especulanos
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not used
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especulales
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accusative
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especulame
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especulate
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especulalo, especulala
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especulanos
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not used
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especulalos, especulalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative especule
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dative
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especúleme
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not used
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especúlele, especúlese
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especúlenos
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not used
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especúleles
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accusative
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especúleme
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not used
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especúlelo, especúlela, especúlese
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especúlenos
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not used
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especúlelos, especúlelas
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with first-person plural imperative especulemos
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dative
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not used
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especulémoste
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especulémosle
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especulémonos
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especulémoos
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especulémosles
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accusative
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not used
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especulémoste
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especulémoslo, especulémosla
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especulémonos
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especulémoos
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especulémoslos, especulémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative especulad
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dative
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especuladme
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not used
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especuladle
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especuladnos
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especulaos
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especuladles
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accusative
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especuladme
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not used
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especuladlo, especuladla
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especuladnos
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especulaos
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especuladlos, especuladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative especulen
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dative
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especúlenme
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not used
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especúlenle
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especúlennos
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not used
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especúlenles, especúlense
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accusative
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especúlenme
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not used
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especúlenlo, especúlenla
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especúlennos
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not used
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especúlenlos, especúlenlas, especúlense
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Further reading