tildar

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Spanish

Etymology

From metathesis of Late Latin titulāre, a verb based on Latin titulus. Alternatively formed in Spanish based on tilde. In either case, likely semi-learnèd or an early borrowing, considering the /i/ for Latin /ĭ/. Doublet of titular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tilˈdaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: til‧dar

Verb

tildar (first-person singular present tildo, first-person singular preterite tildé, past participle tildado)

  1. to declare or brand as; to stigmatize
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      En las prácticas religiosas era D. Ángel intachable. No se le podía tildar ni de flaqueza ni de exceso de celo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2020 August 31, “Indignación en Alemania por el amago ultra de toma del Reichstag”, in La Vanguardia‎:
      El presidente federal, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, emitió un comunicado en el que tildó lo ocurrido de “ataque contra el corazón de nuestra democracia”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2023 November 12, Xosé Hermida, “La derecha despliega todas sus redes para deslegitimar a Sánchez”, in El País‎:
      Lo calificó de “golpe de Estado” y tildó a Sánchez de “dictador”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to put a tilde or other accent mark over
  3. (reflexive) (informal) hang (of a computer, to stop working)
  4. (reflexive) (informal) to go into a trance, a stupor

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tildar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive tildar
gerund tildando
past participle masculine feminine
singular tildado tildada
plural tildados tildadas
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 tildo tildastú
tildásvos 		tilda tildamos tildáis tildan
imperfect tildaba tildabas tildaba tildábamos tildabais tildaban
preterite tildé tildaste tildó tildamos tildasteis tildaron
future tildaré tildarás tildará tildaremos tildaréis tildarán
conditional tildaría tildarías tildaría tildaríamos tildaríais tildarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tilde tildestú
tildésvos2 		tilde tildemos tildéis tilden
imperfect
(ra) 		tildara tildaras tildara tildáramos tildarais tildaran
imperfect
(se) 		tildase tildases tildase tildásemos tildaseis tildasen
future1 tildare tildares tildare tildáremos tildareis tildaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tildatú
tildávos 		tilde tildemos tildad tilden
negative no tildes no tilde no tildemos no tildéis no tilden

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

    Selected combined forms of tildar

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 tildar
dative tildarme tildarte tildarle, tildarse tildarnos tildaros tildarles, tildarse
accusative tildarme tildarte tildarlo, tildarla, tildarse tildarnos tildaros tildarlos, tildarlas, tildarse
with gerund tildando
dative tildándome tildándote tildándole, tildándose tildándonos tildándoos tildándoles, tildándose
accusative tildándome tildándote tildándolo, tildándola, tildándose tildándonos tildándoos tildándolos, tildándolas, tildándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tilda
dative tíldame tíldate tíldale tíldanos not used tíldales
accusative tíldame tíldate tíldalo, tíldala tíldanos not used tíldalos, tíldalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tildá
dative tildame tildate tildale tildanos not used tildales
accusative tildame tildate tildalo, tildala tildanos not used tildalos, tildalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tilde
dative tíldeme not used tíldele, tíldese tíldenos not used tíldeles
accusative tíldeme not used tíldelo, tíldela, tíldese tíldenos not used tíldelos, tíldelas
with first-person plural imperative tildemos
dative not used tildémoste tildémosle tildémonos tildémoos tildémosles
accusative not used tildémoste tildémoslo, tildémosla tildémonos tildémoos tildémoslos, tildémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tildad
dative tildadme not used tildadle tildadnos tildaos tildadles
accusative tildadme not used tildadlo, tildadla tildadnos tildaos tildadlos, tildadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tilden
dative tíldenme not used tíldenle tíldennos not used tíldenles, tíldense
accusative tíldenme not used tíldenlo, tíldenla tíldennos not used tíldenlos, tíldenlas, tíldense

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