meravellar

Catalan

Etymology

From meravella (“wonder, marvel”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.ɾə.βəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.ɾə.vəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.ɾa.veˈʎaɾ]
• Homophone: meravellà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

meravellar (first-person singular present meravello, first-person singular preterite meravellí, past participle meravellat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to amaze, captivate

   Synonym: esbalair

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be amazed, to marvel (de at)

   Synonym: esbalair-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of meravellar (first conjugation)

infinitive			meravellar
gerund			meravellant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		meravellat		meravellada
		plural		meravellats		meravellades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	meravello	meravelles	meravella	meravellem	meravelleu	meravellen
	imperfect	meravellava	meravellaves	meravellava	meravellàvem	meravellàveu	meravellaven
	future	meravellaré	meravellaràs	meravellarà	meravellarem	meravellareu	meravellaran
	preterite	meravellí	meravellares	meravellà	meravellàrem	meravellàreu	meravellaren
	conditional	meravellaria	meravellaries	meravellaria	meravellaríem	meravellaríeu	meravellarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	meravelli	meravellis	meravelli	meravellem	meravelleu	meravellin
	imperfect	meravellés	meravellessis	meravellés	meravelléssim	meravelléssiu	meravellessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	meravella	meravelli	meravellem	meravelleu	meravellin
	negative (no)	—	no meravellis	no meravelli	no meravellem	no meravelleu	no meravellin

Related terms

• meravellós

Further reading

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