combar

Aromanian

Noun

combar n (plural combari or combare)

1. potato

Synonyms

• pãtatã / patatã, pãpati / pãpate, cartofi / cartofe, bãrboalji / bãrboalje, cãrcangi / cãrcange, cumpiri, curcaci, bots

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Galician

Etymology

From comba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [komˈbaɾ]

Verb

1. to bend, curve

   Synonyms: empenar, torcer

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cunbo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “combar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “combar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encombar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Etymology

From comba.

Verb

combar (first-person singular present combo, first-person singular preterite combé, past participle combado)

1. to curve

   Synonyms: encorvar, torcer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			combar
gerund			combando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		combado		combada
		plural		combados		combadas
		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	combo	combastú combásvos	comba	combamos	combáis	comban
	imperfect	combaba	combabas	combaba	combábamos	combabais	combaban
	preterite	combé	combaste	combó	combamos	combasteis	combaron
	future	combaré	combarás	combará	combaremos	combaréis	combarán
	conditional	combaría	combarías	combaría	combaríamos	combaríais	combarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	combe	combestú combésvos2	combe	combemos	combéis	comben
	imperfect (ra)	combara	combaras	combara	combáramos	combarais	combaran
	imperfect (se)	combase	combases	combase	combásemos	combaseis	combasen
	future1	combare	combares	combare	combáremos	combareis	combaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		combatú combávos	combe	combemos	combad	comben
	negative		no combes	no combe	no combemos	no combéis	no comben

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

    Selected combined forms of combar

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 combar
	dative	combarme	combarte	combarle, combarse	combarnos	combaros	combarles, combarse
	accusative	combarme	combarte	combarlo, combarla, combarse	combarnos	combaros	combarlos, combarlas, combarse
with gerund combando
	dative	combándome	combándote	combándole, combándose	combándonos	combándoos	combándoles, combándose
	accusative	combándome	combándote	combándolo, combándola, combándose	combándonos	combándoos	combándolos, combándolas, combándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative comba
	dative	cómbame	cómbate	cómbale	cómbanos	not used	cómbales
	accusative	cómbame	cómbate	cómbalo, cómbala	cómbanos	not used	cómbalos, cómbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative combá
	dative	combame	combate	combale	combanos	not used	combales
	accusative	combame	combate	combalo, combala	combanos	not used	combalos, combalas
with formal second-person singular imperative combe
	dative	cómbeme	not used	cómbele, cómbese	cómbenos	not used	cómbeles
	accusative	cómbeme	not used	cómbelo, cómbela, cómbese	cómbenos	not used	cómbelos, cómbelas
with first-person plural imperative combemos
	dative	not used	combémoste	combémosle	combémonos	combémoos	combémosles
	accusative	not used	combémoste	combémoslo, combémosla	combémonos	combémoos	combémoslos, combémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative combad
	dative	combadme	not used	combadle	combadnos	combaos	combadles
	accusative	combadme	not used	combadlo, combadla	combadnos	combaos	combadlos, combadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative comben
	dative	cómbenme	not used	cómbenle	cómbennos	not used	cómbenles, cómbense
	accusative	cómbenme	not used	cómbenlo, cómbenla	cómbennos	not used	cómbenlos, cómbenlas, cómbense

Further reading

• “combar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014