labrar

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Galician

labrando ("farming")

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lavrar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin labōrāre. Doublet of laborar.

Pronunciation

Verb

labrar (first-person singular present labro, first-person singular preterite labrei, past participle labrado)

  1. to farm: to plough; to hoe; to plant
    Synonyms: arar, cultivar, traballar
  2. to carve
    Synonym: tallar
  3. to craft
    Synonym: traballar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of labrar
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 labrar
Personal labrar labrares labrar labrarmos labrardes labraren
Gerund
labrando
Past participle
Masculine labrado labrados
Feminine labrada labradas
Indicative
Present labro labras labra labramos labrades labran
Imperfect labraba labrabas labraba labrabamos labrabades labraban
Preterite labrei labraches labrou labramos labrastes labraron
Pluperfect labrara labraras labrara labraramos labrarades labraran
Future labrarei labrarás labrará labraremos labraredes labrarán
Conditional labraría labrarías labraría labrariamos labrariades labrarían
Subjunctive
Present labre labres labre labremos labredes labren
Imperfect labrase labrases labrase labrásemos labrásedes labrasen
Future labrar labrares labrar labrarmos labrardes labraren
Imperative
Affirmative labra labre labremos labrade labren
Negative (non) non labres non labre non labremos non labredes non labren

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  • “lavrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “lavr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “labrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “labrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “labrar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

labrar

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive absolute of labraithir

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
labrar
also llabrar after a proclitic 		labrar
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin labōrāre (“to work”). Compare the borrowed doublet laborar ‘to work, to labor’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈbɾaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧brar

Verb

labrar (first-person singular present labro, first-person singular preterite labré, past participle labrado)

  1. to work
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:trabajar
  2. to carve, to craft
    Synonym: tallar
  3. to plough
    Synonym: arar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of labrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive labrar
gerund labrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular labrado labrada
plural labrados labradas
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 labro labrastú
labrásvos 		labra labramos labráis labran
imperfect labraba labrabas labraba labrábamos labrabais labraban
preterite labré labraste labró labramos labrasteis labraron
future labraré labrarás labrará labraremos labraréis labrarán
conditional labraría labrarías labraría labraríamos labraríais labrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present labre labrestú
labrésvos2 		labre labremos labréis labren
imperfect
(ra) 		labrara labraras labrara labráramos labrarais labraran
imperfect
(se) 		labrase labrases labrase labrásemos labraseis labrasen
future1 labrare labrares labrare labráremos labrareis labraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative labratú
labrávos 		labre labremos labrad labren
negative no labres no labre no labremos no labréis no labren

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

    Selected combined forms of labrar

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 labrar
dative labrarme labrarte labrarle, labrarse labrarnos labraros labrarles, labrarse
accusative labrarme labrarte labrarlo, labrarla, labrarse labrarnos labraros labrarlos, labrarlas, labrarse
with gerund labrando
dative labrándome labrándote labrándole, labrándose labrándonos labrándoos labrándoles, labrándose
accusative labrándome labrándote labrándolo, labrándola, labrándose labrándonos labrándoos labrándolos, labrándolas, labrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative labra
dative lábrame lábrate lábrale lábranos not used lábrales
accusative lábrame lábrate lábralo, lábrala lábranos not used lábralos, lábralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative labrá
dative labrame labrate labrale labranos not used labrales
accusative labrame labrate labralo, labrala labranos not used labralos, labralas
with formal second-person singular imperative labre
dative lábreme not used lábrele, lábrese lábrenos not used lábreles
accusative lábreme not used lábrelo, lábrela, lábrese lábrenos not used lábrelos, lábrelas
with first-person plural imperative labremos
dative not used labrémoste labrémosle labrémonos labrémoos labrémosles
accusative not used labrémoste labrémoslo, labrémosla labrémonos labrémoos labrémoslos, labrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative labrad
dative labradme not used labradle labradnos labraos labradles
accusative labradme not used labradlo, labradla labradnos labraos labradlos, labradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative labren
dative lábrenme not used lábrenle lábrennos not used lábrenles, lábrense
accusative lábrenme not used lábrenlo, lábrenla lábrennos not used lábrenlos, lábrenlas, lábrense

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