zelar

See also: želář

Portuguese

Etymology

From zelo (“zeal”) +‎ -ar, or from Late Latin zēlāre, from Ancient Greek ζήλος (zḗlos, “zeal; jealousy”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zeˈla(ʁ)/ [zeˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zeˈla(ʁ)/ [zeˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /zeˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /zeˈla(ʁ)/ [zeˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zeˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɨˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɨˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɨˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ze‧lar

Verb

zelar (first-person singular present zelo, first-person singular preterite zelei, past participle zelado)

1. to devotedly take care of something

   O leitor zela seus livros.

   The reader takes care of his book.

2. to ensure that something takes place or exists

   Synonym: garantir

   Zelo pela boa educação.

   I ensure that there is politeness.

   A polícia zela pela ordem.

   The police ensures order.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zelar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	zelar
Personal	zelar	zelares	zelar	zelarmos	zelardes	zelarem
Gerund
	zelando
Past participle
Masculine	zelado			zelados
Feminine	zelada			zeladas
Indicative
Present	zelo	zelas	zela	zelamos	zelais	zelam
Imperfect	zelava	zelavas	zelava	zelávamos	zeláveis	zelavam
Preterite	zelei	zelaste	zelou	zelamos1, zelámos2	zelastes	zelaram
Pluperfect	zelara	zelaras	zelara	zeláramos	zeláreis	zelaram
Future	zelarei	zelarás	zelará	zelaremos	zelareis	zelarão
Conditional	zelaria	zelarias	zelaria	zelaríamos	zelaríeis	zelariam
Subjunctive
Present	zele	zeles	zele	zelemos	zeleis	zelem
Imperfect	zelasse	zelasses	zelasse	zelássemos	zelásseis	zelassem
Future	zelar	zelares	zelar	zelarmos	zelardes	zelarem
Imperative
Affirmative		zela	zele	zelemos	zelai	zelem
Negative (não)		não zeles	não zele	não zelemos	não zeleis	não zelem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• zelação
• zelador
• zelo
• zelos
• zelosamente
• zelosia
• zeloso
• zelote
• zelotismo

Romanian

Etymology

From za +‎ -ar.

Noun

zelar n (plural zelare)

1. chain mail

Declension

Declension of zelar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) zelar	zelarul	(niște) zelare	zelarele
genitive/dative	(unui) zelar	zelarului	(unor) zelare	zelarelor
vocative	zelarule		zelarelor