pellizcar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vellicicāre, from Latin vellicāre, most likely ultimately from vellus (“the wool shorn from a sheep, fleece, or pelt”). Cognate with English vellicate.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /peʝiθˈkaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /peʎiθˈkaɾ/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /peʝisˈkaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /peʎisˈkaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peʃisˈkaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peʒisˈkaɾ/

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧lliz‧car

Verb

pellizcar (first-person singular present pellizco, first-person singular preterite pellizqué, past participle pellizcado)

  1. to pinch, nip

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pellizcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pellizcar
gerund pellizcando
past participle masculine feminine
singular pellizcado pellizcada
plural pellizcados pellizcadas
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 pellizco pellizcastú
pellizcásvos 		pellizca pellizcamos pellizcáis pellizcan
imperfect pellizcaba pellizcabas pellizcaba pellizcábamos pellizcabais pellizcaban
preterite pellizqué pellizcaste pellizcó pellizcamos pellizcasteis pellizcaron
future pellizcaré pellizcarás pellizcará pellizcaremos pellizcaréis pellizcarán
conditional pellizcaría pellizcarías pellizcaría pellizcaríamos pellizcaríais pellizcarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pellizque pellizquestú
pellizquésvos2 		pellizque pellizquemos pellizquéis pellizquen
imperfect
(ra) 		pellizcara pellizcaras pellizcara pellizcáramos pellizcarais pellizcaran
imperfect
(se) 		pellizcase pellizcases pellizcase pellizcásemos pellizcaseis pellizcasen
future1 pellizcare pellizcares pellizcare pellizcáremos pellizcareis pellizcaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pellizcatú
pellizcávos 		pellizque pellizquemos pellizcad pellizquen
negative no pellizques no pellizque no pellizquemos no pellizquéis no pellizquen

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

    Selected combined forms of pellizcar (c-qu alternation)

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 pellizcar dative pellizcarme pellizcarte pellizcarle, pellizcarse pellizcarnos pellizcaros pellizcarles, pellizcarse
accusative pellizcarme pellizcarte pellizcarlo, pellizcarla, pellizcarse pellizcarnos pellizcaros pellizcarlos, pellizcarlas, pellizcarse
with gerund pellizcando dative pellizcándome pellizcándote pellizcándole, pellizcándose pellizcándonos pellizcándoos pellizcándoles, pellizcándose
accusative pellizcándome pellizcándote pellizcándolo, pellizcándola, pellizcándose pellizcándonos pellizcándoos pellizcándolos, pellizcándolas, pellizcándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pellizca dative pellízcame pellízcate pellízcale pellízcanos not used pellízcales
accusative pellízcame pellízcate pellízcalo, pellízcala pellízcanos not used pellízcalos, pellízcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pellizcá dative pellizcame pellizcate pellizcale pellizcanos not used pellizcales
accusative pellizcame pellizcate pellizcalo, pellizcala pellizcanos not used pellizcalos, pellizcalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pellizque dative pellízqueme not used pellízquele, pellízquese pellízquenos not used pellízqueles
accusative pellízqueme not used pellízquelo, pellízquela, pellízquese pellízquenos not used pellízquelos, pellízquelas
with first-person plural imperative pellizquemos dative not used pellizquémoste pellizquémosle pellizquémonos pellizquémoos pellizquémosles
accusative not used pellizquémoste pellizquémoslo, pellizquémosla pellizquémonos pellizquémoos pellizquémoslos, pellizquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pellizcad dative pellizcadme not used pellizcadle pellizcadnos pellizcaos pellizcadles
accusative pellizcadme not used pellizcadlo, pellizcadla pellizcadnos pellizcaos pellizcadlos, pellizcadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pellizquen dative pellízquenme not used pellízquenle pellízquennos not used pellízquenles, pellízquense
accusative pellízquenme not used pellízquenlo, pellízquenla pellízquennos not used pellízquenlos, pellízquenlas, pellízquense

See also

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