predicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾə.ðiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.ðiˈkaɾ]
• Homophone: predicà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

predicar (first-person singular present predico, first-person singular preterite prediquí, past participle predicat)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to preach

Related terms

• prèdica
• predicador
• predicatiu

 

Further reading

• “predicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “predicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “predicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “predicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• padricar, pedricar

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō. Doublet of pregar.

Verb

1. to preach
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of predicar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of predicar

Further reading

• “predicar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “predicar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “predicar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “predicar”, 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), “predicar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “predicar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Ido

Etymology

From pre- +‎ dicar, a calque of English predict, French prédire, German vorhersagen, Italian predire, Russian предсказа́ть (predskazátʹ), Spanish predecir. Not to be confused with predikar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prediˈt͡sar/

Verb

predicar (present predicas, past predicis, future predicos, conditional predicus, imperative predicez)

1. (transitive) to predict, prophesy, foretell

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predicar

		present		past		future
infinitive		predicar		predicir		predicor
tense		predicas		predicis		predicos
conditional		predicus
imperative		predicez
adjective active participle		predicanta		predicinta		prediconta
adverbial active participle		predicante		predicinte		prediconte
nominal active participle	singular	predicanto		predicinto		prediconto
	plural	predicanti		predicinti		prediconti
adjective passive participle		predicata		predicita		predicota
adverbial passive participle		predicate		predicite		predicote
nominal passive participle	singular	predicato		predicito		predicoto
	plural	predicati		prediciti		predicoti

Derived terms

• predicanta (“prophetic”)

See also

• augurar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [pɾe.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [pɾɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [pɾɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.diˈka.ɾi/ [pɾɨ.ðiˈka.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: pre‧di‧car

Verb

1. to promote a concept or idea
2. (logic) to predicate (state or assert)

Further reading

• “predicar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾediˈkaɾ/ [pɾe.ð̞iˈkaɾ]

Verb

predicar (first-person singular present predico, first-person singular preterite prediqué, past participle predicado)

1. (transitive) to preach

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			predicar
gerund			predicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		predicado		predicada
		plural		predicados		predicadas
		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	predico	predicastú predicásvos	predica	predicamos	predicáis	predican
	imperfect	predicaba	predicabas	predicaba	predicábamos	predicabais	predicaban
	preterite	prediqué	predicaste	predicó	predicamos	predicasteis	predicaron
	future	predicaré	predicarás	predicará	predicaremos	predicaréis	predicarán
	conditional	predicaría	predicarías	predicaría	predicaríamos	predicaríais	predicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	predique	prediquestú prediquésvos2	predique	prediquemos	prediquéis	prediquen
	imperfect (ra)	predicara	predicaras	predicara	predicáramos	predicarais	predicaran
	imperfect (se)	predicase	predicases	predicase	predicásemos	predicaseis	predicasen
	future1	predicare	predicares	predicare	predicáremos	predicareis	predicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		predicatú predicávos	predique	prediquemos	predicad	prediquen
	negative		no prediques	no predique	no prediquemos	no prediquéis	no prediquen

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

    Selected combined forms of predicar (c-qu alternation)

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 predicar
	dative	predicarme	predicarte	predicarle, predicarse	predicarnos	predicaros	predicarles, predicarse
	accusative	predicarme	predicarte	predicarlo, predicarla, predicarse	predicarnos	predicaros	predicarlos, predicarlas, predicarse
with gerund predicando
	dative	predicándome	predicándote	predicándole, predicándose	predicándonos	predicándoos	predicándoles, predicándose
	accusative	predicándome	predicándote	predicándolo, predicándola, predicándose	predicándonos	predicándoos	predicándolos, predicándolas, predicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative predica
	dative	predícame	predícate	predícale	predícanos	not used	predícales
	accusative	predícame	predícate	predícalo, predícala	predícanos	not used	predícalos, predícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative predicá
	dative	predicame	predicate	predicale	predicanos	not used	predicales
	accusative	predicame	predicate	predicalo, predicala	predicanos	not used	predicalos, predicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative predique
	dative	predíqueme	not used	predíquele, predíquese	predíquenos	not used	predíqueles
	accusative	predíqueme	not used	predíquelo, predíquela, predíquese	predíquenos	not used	predíquelos, predíquelas
with first-person plural imperative prediquemos
	dative	not used	prediquémoste	prediquémosle	prediquémonos	prediquémoos	prediquémosles
	accusative	not used	prediquémoste	prediquémoslo, prediquémosla	prediquémonos	prediquémoos	prediquémoslos, prediquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative predicad
	dative	predicadme	not used	predicadle	predicadnos	predicaos	predicadles
	accusative	predicadme	not used	predicadlo, predicadla	predicadnos	predicaos	predicadlos, predicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative prediquen
	dative	predíquenme	not used	predíquenle	predíquennos	not used	predíquenles, predíquense
	accusative	predíquenme	not used	predíquenlo, predíquenla	predíquennos	not used	predíquenlos, predíquenlas, predíquense

Derived terms

• bien predica quien bien vive
• predicar con el ejemplo
• predicar en el desierto

 

Related terms

• prédica
• predicación
• predicador
• predicamento

 

Further reading

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