abominar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βu.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bo.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.bo.miˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

abominar (first-person singular present abomino, first-person singular preterite abominí, past participle abominat)

1. to abominate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abominar (first conjugation)

infinitive			abominar
gerund			abominant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abominat		abominada
		plural		abominats		abominades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abomino	abomines	abomina	abominem	abomineu	abominen
	imperfect	abominava	abominaves	abominava	abominàvem	abominàveu	abominaven
	future	abominaré	abominaràs	abominarà	abominarem	abominareu	abominaran
	preterite	abominí	abominares	abominà	abominàrem	abominàreu	abominaren
	conditional	abominaria	abominaries	abominaria	abominaríem	abominaríeu	abominarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abomini	abominis	abomini	abominem	abomineu	abominin
	imperfect	abominés	abominessis	abominés	abominéssim	abominéssiu	abominessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	abomina	abomini	abominem	abomineu	abominin
	negative (no)	—	no abominis	no abomini	no abominem	no abomineu	no abominin

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English abominate, French abominer, Italian aborrire, Spanish abominar.

Verb

abominar (present tense abominas, past tense abominis, future tense abominos, imperative abominez, conditional abominus)

1. (transitive) to abominate, abhor, detest, loathe

   Multa homi abominas insekti ed aranei.

   Many humans abominate insects and spiders.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abominar

		present		past		future
infinitive		abominar		abominir		abominor
tense		abominas		abominis		abominos
conditional		abominus		—		—
imperative		abominez		—		—
adjective active participle		abominanta		abomininta		abominonta
adverbial active participle		abominante		abomininte		abominonte
nominal active participle	singular	abominanto		abomininto		abominonto
	plural	abominanti		abomininti		abominonti
adjective passive participle		abominata		abominita		abominota
adverbial passive participle		abominate		abominite		abominote
nominal passive participle	singular	abominato		abominito		abominoto
	plural	abominati		abominiti		abominoti

Derived terms

• abomininda (“abhorrent”)
• abomino (“abomination, abhorrence”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abōminārī.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bo.miˈna(ʁ)/ [a.bo.miˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bo.miˈna(ʁ)/ [a.bo.miˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.bo.miˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.bo.miˈna(ʁ)/ [a.bo.miˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.bo.miˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bu.miˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βu.miˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bu.miˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βu.miˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bu.miˈna.ɾi/ [ɐ.βu.miˈna.ɾi]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧mi‧nar

Verb

abominar (first-person singular present abomino, first-person singular preterite abominei, past participle abominado)

1. (transitive) abhor, abominate (to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree)

   Synonym: detestar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abominar (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	abominar
Personal	abominar	abominares	abominar	abominarmos	abominardes	abominarem
Gerund
	abominando
Past participle
Masculine	abominado			abominados
Feminine	abominada			abominadas
Indicative
Present	abomino	abominas	abomina	abominamos	abominais	abominam
Imperfect	abominava	abominavas	abominava	abominávamos	abomináveis	abominavam
Preterite	abominei	abominaste	abominou	abominamos1, abominámos2	abominastes	abominaram
Pluperfect	abominara	abominaras	abominara	abomináramos	abomináreis	abominaram
Future	abominarei	abominarás	abominará	abominaremos	abominareis	abominarão
Conditional	abominaria	abominarias	abominaria	abominaríamos	abominaríeis	abominariam
Subjunctive
Present	abomine	abomines	abomine	abominemos	abomineis	abominem
Imperfect	abominasse	abominasses	abominasse	abominássemos	abominásseis	abominassem
Future	abominar	abominares	abominar	abominarmos	abominardes	abominarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abomina	abomine	abominemos	abominai	abominem
Negative (não)		não abomines	não abomine	não abominemos	não abomineis	não abominem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• abominação
• abominante
• abominável

Further reading

• “abominar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abominar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “abominar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abōminārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abomiˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞o.miˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧mi‧nar

Verb

abominar (first-person singular present abomino, first-person singular preterite abominé, past participle abominado)

1. (transitive) to condemn, denounce
2. (transitive) to abhor

   Synonym: aborrecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abominar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abominar
gerund			abominando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abominado		abominada
		plural		abominados		abominadas
		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	abomino	abominastú abominásvos	abomina	abominamos	abomináis	abominan
	imperfect	abominaba	abominabas	abominaba	abominábamos	abominabais	abominaban
	preterite	abominé	abominaste	abominó	abominamos	abominasteis	abominaron
	future	abominaré	abominarás	abominará	abominaremos	abominaréis	abominarán
	conditional	abominaría	abominarías	abominaría	abominaríamos	abominaríais	abominarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abomine	abominestú abominésvos2	abomine	abominemos	abominéis	abominen
	imperfect (ra)	abominara	abominaras	abominara	abomináramos	abominarais	abominaran
	imperfect (se)	abominase	abominases	abominase	abominásemos	abominaseis	abominasen
	future1	abominare	abominares	abominare	abomináremos	abominareis	abominaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abominatú abominávos	abomine	abominemos	abominad	abominen
	negative		no abomines	no abomine	no abominemos	no abominéis	no abominen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• abominable
• abominación
• abominado

Further reading

• “abominar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025