pecar

From Latin peccāre.

pecar (first-person singular indicative present peco, past participle pecáu)

1. to sin

• pecáu

Inherited from Old Catalan pec(c)ar, from Latin peccāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)
• Homophone: pecà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequí, past participle pecat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to sin

• “pecar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pecar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “pecar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pecar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old Galician-Portuguese pecar, from Latin peccāre.

• IPA^(key):

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequei, past participle pecado)

1. (intransitive) to sin

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pecar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pecar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pecar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “pecar”, 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), “pecar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “pecar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pecar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Old Occitan peccar, from Latin peccāre.

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pecar

1. to sin (commit a sin)

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		pecar			aver pecat
gerund		pecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pequi	pecas	peca	pecam	pecatz	pecan
	imperfect	pecavi	pecavas	pecava	pecàvem	pecàvetz	pecavan
	preterite	pequèri	pequères	pequèt	pequèrem	pequèretz	pequèron
	future	pecarai	pecaràs	pecarà	pecarem	pecaretz	pecaràn
	conditional	pecariái	pecariás	pecariá	pecariam	pecariatz	pecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pequèra	pequèras	pequèra	pequeram	pequeratz	pequèran
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	peque	peques	peque	pequem	pequetz	pequen
	imperfect	pequèssi	pequèsses	pequèsse	pequèssem	pequèssetz	pequèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			peca		pequem	pecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		pecar			aver pecat
gerund		pecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	peque	peques	peca	pecam	pecatz	pecon
	imperfect	pecave	pecaves	pecava	pecaviam	pecaviatz	pecavon
	preterite	pequere	pequeres	pequet	pequem	pequetz	pequeron
	future	pecarai	pecaràs	pecará	pecarem	pecaretz	pecarán
	conditional	pecariá	pecariás	pecariá	pecariam	pecariatz	pecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pequèra	pequèras	pequèra	pequeram	pequeratz	pequèran
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	peque	peques	peque	pecassiam	pecassiatz	pecon
	imperfect	pequesse	pequesses	pequesse	pequessiam	pequessiatz	pequesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			peca		pecassiam	pecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		pecar			aver pecat
gerund		pecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pequi	pecas	peca	pecam	pecatz	pecan
	imperfect	pecavi	pecavas	pecava	pecàvam	pecàvatz	pecavan
	preterite	pequèi	pequès	pequè	pequèm	pequètz	pequèn
	future	pecarèi	pecaràs	pecarà	pecaram	pecaratz	pecaràn
	conditional	pecarí	pecarés	pecaré	pecarem	pecaretz	pecarén
	conditional 2nd form1	pequèra	pequèras	pequèra	pequeram	pequeratz	pequèran
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	pequi	peques	peque	pequem	pequetz	pequen
	imperfect	pequèssi	pequèsses	pequèsse	pequèssem	pequèssetz	pequèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			peca		pequem	pecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		pecar			aver pecat
gerund		pecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	peque	pecas	peca	pecam	pecatz	pecan
	imperfect	pecava	pecavas	pecava	pecàvam	pecàvatz	pecavan
	preterite	pequei	pequeras	pequet	pequèram	pequèratz	pequeran
	future	pecarai	pecaràs	pecará	pecarem	pecaretz	pecarán
	conditional	pecariá	pecariàs	pecariá	pecariam	pecariatz	pecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pequèra	pequèras	pequèra	pequeram	pequeratz	pequèran
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	peque	peques	peque	pequem	pequetz	pequen
	imperfect	pequèsse	pequèsses	pequèsse	pequèssem	pequèssetz	pequèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			peca		pequem	pecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		pecar			aver pecat
gerund		pecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	peque	peques	peca	pecam	pecatz	pecan
	imperfect	pecavi	pecavas	pecava	pecàvem	pecàvetz	pecavan
	preterite	pequère	pequères	pequèt	pequeriam	pequeriatz	pequèron
	future	pecarai	pecaràs	pecarà	pecarem	pecaretz	pecaràn
	conditional	pecariáu	pecariás	pecariá	pecariam	pecariatz	pecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pequèra	pequèras	pequèra	pequeram	pequeratz	pequèran
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	peque	peques	peque	pequem	pequetz	pecan
	imperfect	pequèsse	pequèsses	pequèsse	pequessiam	pequessiatz	pequèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			peca		pequem	pecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• peccar (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pecar, from Latin peccāre (“to sin”).

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequei, past participle pecado)

1. (theology) to sin (commit a sin)

   Synonym: errar

2. to commit a misdeed

• ser melhor pecar por excesso

From peco +‎ -ar.

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequei, past participle pecado)

1. to become stupid

Inherited from Old Spanish pecar, borrowed from Latin peccāre.

• IPA^(key): /peˈkaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pe‧car

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequé, past participle pecado)

1. to sin

• Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “pecar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 450

• “pecar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10