punzar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *puntiāre < *punctiāre, from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“prick, sting”) (compare Portuguese punçar, Catalan punxar, Italian ponzare). Alternatively, regressively derived from punzón.[1] See also punchar (a variant possibly taken from a Mozarabic form[2]) and the derivative pinchar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /punˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /punˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pun‧zar

Verb

punzar (first-person singular present punzo, first-person singular preterite puncé, past participle punzado)

  1. (transitive) to perforate, punch
  2. (intransitive) to sting, twinge

Conjugation

    Conjugation of punzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive punzar
gerund punzando
past participle masculine feminine
singular punzado punzada
plural punzados punzadas
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 punzo punzastú
punzásvos 		punza punzamos punzáis punzan
imperfect punzaba punzabas punzaba punzábamos punzabais punzaban
preterite puncé punzaste punzó punzamos punzasteis punzaron
future punzaré punzarás punzará punzaremos punzaréis punzarán
conditional punzaría punzarías punzaría punzaríamos punzaríais punzarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present punce puncestú
puncésvos2 		punce puncemos puncéis puncen
imperfect
(ra) 		punzara punzaras punzara punzáramos punzarais punzaran
imperfect
(se) 		punzase punzases punzase punzásemos punzaseis punzasen
future1 punzare punzares punzare punzáremos punzareis punzaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative punzatú
punzávos 		punce puncemos punzad puncen
negative no punces no punce no puncemos no puncéis no puncen

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

    Selected combined forms of punzar (c-z 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 punzar dative punzarme punzarte punzarle, punzarse punzarnos punzaros punzarles, punzarse
accusative punzarme punzarte punzarlo, punzarla, punzarse punzarnos punzaros punzarlos, punzarlas, punzarse
with gerund punzando dative punzándome punzándote punzándole, punzándose punzándonos punzándoos punzándoles, punzándose
accusative punzándome punzándote punzándolo, punzándola, punzándose punzándonos punzándoos punzándolos, punzándolas, punzándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative punza dative púnzame púnzate púnzale púnzanos not used púnzales
accusative púnzame púnzate púnzalo, púnzala púnzanos not used púnzalos, púnzalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative punzá dative punzame punzate punzale punzanos not used punzales
accusative punzame punzate punzalo, punzala punzanos not used punzalos, punzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative punce dative púnceme not used púncele, púncese púncenos not used púnceles
accusative púnceme not used púncelo, púncela, púncese púncenos not used púncelos, púncelas
with first-person plural imperative puncemos dative not used puncémoste puncémosle puncémonos puncémoos puncémosles
accusative not used puncémoste puncémoslo, puncémosla puncémonos puncémoos puncémoslos, puncémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative punzad dative punzadme not used punzadle punzadnos punzaos punzadles
accusative punzadme not used punzadlo, punzadla punzadnos punzaos punzadlos, punzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative puncen dative púncenme not used púncenle púncennos not used púncenles, púncense
accusative púncenme not used púncenlo, púncenla púncennos not used púncenlos, púncenlas, púncense

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “punzar”, 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
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “punzar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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