festejar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, festa +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festegí, past participle festejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, intransitive) to woo, to court
2. (transitive) to fawn over
3. (transitive) to celebrate

   Synonym: festivar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “festejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, fèsta +‎ -ejar. Attested from the 13th century. Compare Catalan festejar, French festoyer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

festejar

1. (transitive, intransitive) to celebrate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festegi	festejas	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejavi	festejavas	festejava	festejàvem	festejàvetz	festejavan
	preterite	festegèri	festegères	festegèt	festegèrem	festegèretz	festegèron
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejarà	festejarem	festejaretz	festejaràn
	conditional	festejariái	festejariás	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festegen
	imperfect	festegèssi	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegèssem	festegèssetz	festegèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festege	festeges	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejon
	imperfect	festejave	festejaves	festejava	festejaviam	festejaviatz	festejavon
	preterite	festegere	festegeres	festeget	festegem	festegetz	festegeron
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejará	festejarem	festejaretz	festejarán
	conditional	festejariá	festejariás	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festejassiam	festejassiatz	festejon
	imperfect	festegesse	festegesses	festegesse	festegessiam	festegessiatz	festegesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festejassiam	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festegi	festejas	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejavi	festejavas	festejava	festejàvam	festejàvatz	festejavan
	preterite	festegèi	festegès	festegè	festegèm	festegètz	festegèn
	future	festejarèi	festejaràs	festejarà	festejaram	festejaratz	festejaràn
	conditional	festejarí	festejarés	festejaré	festejarem	festejaretz	festejarén
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festegi	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festegen
	imperfect	festegèssi	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegèssem	festegèssetz	festegèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festege	festejas	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejava	festejavas	festejava	festejàvam	festejàvatz	festejavan
	preterite	festegei	festegeras	festeget	festegèram	festegèratz	festegeran
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejará	festejarem	festejaretz	festejarán
	conditional	festejariá	festejariàs	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festegen
	imperfect	festegèsse	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegèssem	festegèssetz	festegèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festege	festeges	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejavi	festejavas	festejava	festejàvem	festejàvetz	festejavan
	preterite	festegère	festegères	festegèt	festegeriam	festegeriatz	festegèron
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejarà	festejarem	festejaretz	festejaràn
	conditional	festejariáu	festejariás	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festejan
	imperfect	festegèsse	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegessiam	festegessiatz	festegèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, festa +‎ -ejar. Compare Old Spanish festear.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fes‧te‧jar

Verb

festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festejei, past participle festejado)

1. to celebrate (all senses)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Catalan festejar, replacing the Old Spanish festear, both from Vulgar Latin *festidiāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /festeˈxaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fes‧te‧jar

Verb

festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festejé, past participle festejado)

1. (transitive) to celebrate

   Synonym: celebrar

2. (Latin America, uncommon) to beat mercilessly

Conjugation

References

Further reading

• “festejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014