assecar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• secar

Etymology

From a- +‎ sec (“dry”) +‎ -ar, from Latin siccus (“dry”). First attested in 1803. Compare Occitan assecar. Cf. also Latin assicco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.səˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.seˈkaɾ]

Verb

assecar (first-person singular present asseco, first-person singular preterite assequí, past participle assecat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, reflexive) to dry, to dry up, to run dry

   Synonym: eixugar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of assecar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			assecar
gerund			assecant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		assecat		assecada
		plural		assecats		assecades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	asseco	asseques	asseca	assequem	assequeu	assequen
	imperfect	assecava	assecaves	assecava	assecàvem	assecàveu	assecaven
	future	assecaré	assecaràs	assecarà	assecarem	assecareu	assecaran
	preterite	assequí	assecares	assecà	assecàrem	assecàreu	assecaren
	conditional	assecaria	assecaries	assecaria	assecaríem	assecaríeu	assecarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	assequi	assequis	assequi	assequem	assequeu	assequin
	imperfect	assequés	assequessis	assequés	assequéssim	assequéssiu	assequessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	asseca	assequi	assequem	assequeu	assequin
	negative (no)	—	no assequis	no assequi	no assequem	no assequeu	no assequin

Derived terms

• assecador
• assecadora
• assecament
• assecant
• assecar-se
• assecat
• assecatge

 

Further reading

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

Occitan

Etymology

a- +‎ sec +‎ -ar, from Latin siccus (“dry”)

Verb

assecar

1. to dry (dry out)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		assecar			aver assecat
gerund		assecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		assecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	assequi	assecas	asseca	assecam	assecatz	assecan
	imperfect	assecavi	assecavas	assecava	assecàvem	assecàvetz	assecavan
	preterite	assequèri	assequères	assequèt	assequèrem	assequèretz	assequèron
	future	assecarai	assecaràs	assecarà	assecarem	assecaretz	assecaràn
	conditional	assecariái	assecariás	assecariá	assecariam	assecariatz	assecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	assequèra	assequèras	assequèra	assequeram	assequeratz	assequèran
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	asseque	asseques	asseque	assequem	assequetz	assequen
	imperfect	assequèssi	assequèsses	assequèsse	assequèssem	assequèssetz	assequèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			asseca		assequem	assecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		assecar			aver assecat
gerund		assecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		assecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	asseque	asseques	asseca	assecam	assecatz	assecon
	imperfect	assecave	assecaves	assecava	assecaviam	assecaviatz	assecavon
	preterite	assequere	assequeres	assequet	assequem	assequetz	assequeron
	future	assecarai	assecaràs	assecará	assecarem	assecaretz	assecarán
	conditional	assecariá	assecariás	assecariá	assecariam	assecariatz	assecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	assequèra	assequèras	assequèra	assequeram	assequeratz	assequèran
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	asseque	asseques	asseque	assecassiam	assecassiatz	assecon
	imperfect	assequesse	assequesses	assequesse	assequessiam	assequessiatz	assequesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			asseca		assecassiam	assecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		assecar			aver assecat
gerund		assecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		assecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	assequi	assecas	asseca	assecam	assecatz	assecan
	imperfect	assecavi	assecavas	assecava	assecàvam	assecàvatz	assecavan
	preterite	assequèi	assequès	assequè	assequèm	assequètz	assequèn
	future	assecarèi	assecaràs	assecarà	assecaram	assecaratz	assecaràn
	conditional	assecarí	assecarés	assecaré	assecarem	assecaretz	assecarén
	conditional 2nd form1	assequèra	assequèras	assequèra	assequeram	assequeratz	assequèran
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	assequi	asseques	asseque	assequem	assequetz	assequen
	imperfect	assequèssi	assequèsses	assequèsse	assequèssem	assequèssetz	assequèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			asseca		assequem	assecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		assecar			aver assecat
gerund		assecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		assecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	asseque	assecas	asseca	assecam	assecatz	assecan
	imperfect	assecava	assecavas	assecava	assecàvam	assecàvatz	assecavan
	preterite	assequei	assequeras	assequet	assequèram	assequèratz	assequeran
	future	assecarai	assecaràs	assecará	assecarem	assecaretz	assecarán
	conditional	assecariá	assecariàs	assecariá	assecariam	assecariatz	assecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	assequèra	assequèras	assequèra	assequeram	assequeratz	assequèran
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	asseque	asseques	asseque	assequem	assequetz	assequen
	imperfect	assequèsse	assequèsses	assequèsse	assequèssem	assequèssetz	assequèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			asseca		assequem	assecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		assecar			aver assecat
gerund		assecant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		assecat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	asseque	asseques	asseca	assecam	assecatz	assecan
	imperfect	assecavi	assecavas	assecava	assecàvem	assecàvetz	assecavan
	preterite	assequère	assequères	assequèt	assequeriam	assequeriatz	assequèron
	future	assecarai	assecaràs	assecarà	assecarem	assecaretz	assecaràn
	conditional	assecariáu	assecariás	assecariá	assecariam	assecariatz	assecarián
	conditional 2nd form1	assequèra	assequèras	assequèra	assequeram	assequeratz	assequèran
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	asseque	asseques	asseque	assequem	assequetz	assecan
	imperfect	assequèsse	assequèsses	assequèsse	assequessiam	assequessiatz	assequèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			asseca		assequem	assecatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• secar

See also

• eissugar