estovar

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ tova +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.tuˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.toˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.toˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

estovar (first-person singular present estovo, first-person singular preterite estoví, past participle estovat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to soften (make soft)
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to soften (become soft)
3. (transitive, figurative) to affect, move (make emotional)

   Synonym: entendrir

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to soften up (become less strict)
5. (transitive, colloquial) to beat, thrash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of estovar (first conjugation)

infinitive			estovar
gerund			estovant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		estovat		estovada
		plural		estovats		estovades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	estovo	estoves	estova	estovem	estoveu	estoven
	imperfect	estovava	estovaves	estovava	estovàvem	estovàveu	estovaven
	future	estovaré	estovaràs	estovarà	estovarem	estovareu	estovaran
	preterite	estoví	estovares	estovà	estovàrem	estovàreu	estovaren
	conditional	estovaria	estovaries	estovaria	estovaríem	estovaríeu	estovarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	estovi	estovis	estovi	estovem	estoveu	estovin
	imperfect	estovés	estovessis	estovés	estovéssim	estovéssiu	estovessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	estova	estovi	estovem	estoveu	estovin
	negative (no)	—	no estovis	no estovi	no estovem	no estoveu	no estovin

Derived terms

• estovament

Further reading

• “estovar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.