abotoar

Galician

Etymology

From a- +‎ botón +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβotoˈaɾ]

Verb

abotoar (first-person singular present abotoo, first-person singular preterite abotoei, past participle abotoado)

1. (transitive) to button, to button up (to fasten with a button or buttons)

   Synonym: abrochar

   Antonym: desabotoar

2. (of a plant, intransitive) to bud (to form buds)

   Synonym: brotar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abotoar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abotoar
Personal	abotoar	abotoares	abotoar	abotoarmos	abotoardes	abotoaren
Gerund
	abotoando
Past participle
Masculine	abotoado			abotoados
Feminine	abotoada			abotoadas
Indicative
Present	abotoo	abotoas	abotoa	abotoamos	abotoades	abotoan
Imperfect	abotoaba	abotoabas	abotoaba	abotoabamos	abotoabades	abotoaban
Preterite	abotoei	abotoaches	abotoou	abotoamos	abotoastes	abotoaron
Pluperfect	abotoara	abotoaras	abotoara	abotoaramos	abotoarades	abotoaran
Future	abotoarei	abotoarás	abotoará	abotoaremos	abotoaredes	abotoarán
Conditional	abotoaría	abotoarías	abotoaría	abotoariamos	abotoariades	abotoarían
Subjunctive
Present	abotoe	abotoes	abotoe	abotoemos	abotoedes	abotoen
Imperfect	abotoase	abotoases	abotoase	abotoásemos	abotoásedes	abotoasen
Future	abotoar	abotoares	abotoar	abotoarmos	abotoardes	abotoaren
Imperative
Affirmative		abotoa	abotoe	abotoemos	abotoade	abotoen
Negative (non)		non abotoes	non abotoe	non abotoemos	non abotoedes	non abotoen

    Reintegrated conjugation of abotoar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abotoar
Personal	abotoar	abotoares	abotoar	abotoarmos	abotoardes	abotoarem
Gerund
	abotoando
Past participle
Masculine	abotoado			abotoados
Feminine	abotoada			abotoadas
Indicative
Present	abotoo	abotoas	abotoa	abotoamos	abotoades, abotoais	abotoam
Imperfect	abotoava	abotoavas	abotoava	abotoávamos	abotoávades, abotoáveis, abotoávais1	abotoavam
Preterite	abotoei	abotoaste, abotoache1	abotoou	abotoamos	abotoastes	abotoárom, abotoaram
Pluperfect	abotoara	abotoaras	abotoara	abotoáramos	abotoárades, abotoáreis, abotoárais1	abotoaram
Future	abotoarei	abotoarás	abotoará	abotoaremos	abotoaredes, abotoareis	abotoarám, abotoarão
Conditional	abotoaria	abotoarias	abotoaria	abotoaríamos	abotoaríades, abotoaríeis, abotoaríais1	abotoariam
Subjunctive
Present	abotoe	abotoes	abotoe	abotoemos	abotoedes, abotoeis	abotoem
Imperfect	abotoasse	abotoasses	abotoasse	abotoássemos	abotoássedes, abotoásseis	abotoassem
Future	abotoar	abotoares	abotoar	abotoarmos	abotoardes	abotoarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abotoa	abotoe	abotoemos	abotoade, abotoai	abotoem
Negative (nom)		nom abotoes	nom abotoe	nom abotoemos	nom abotoedes, nom abotoeis	nom abotoem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• desabotoar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abotoar”, 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), “abotoar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abotoar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ botão (“button; bud”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buˈtwaɾ/ [ɐ.βuˈtwaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buˈtwaɾ/ [ɐ.βuˈtwaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buˈtwa.ɾi/ [ɐ.βuˈtwa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧to‧ar

Verb

abotoar (first-person singular present abotoo, first-person singular preterite abotoei, past participle abotoado)

1. to button up (to fasten with a button or buttons)

   Antonym: desabotoar

   Abotoa tua camisa.

   Button up your shirt.

2. (of a plant) to bud (to form buds)

   As rosas abotoaram.

   The roses have budded.

3. (nautical) to connect things by looping it with rope

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abotoar (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	abotoar
Personal	abotoar	abotoares	abotoar	abotoarmos	abotoardes	abotoarem
Gerund
	abotoando
Past participle
Masculine	abotoado			abotoados
Feminine	abotoada			abotoadas
Indicative
Present	abotoo, abotôo1	abotoas	abotoa	abotoamos	abotoais	abotoam
Imperfect	abotoava	abotoavas	abotoava	abotoávamos	abotoáveis	abotoavam
Preterite	abotoei	abotoaste	abotoou	abotoamos2, abotoámos3	abotoastes	abotoaram
Pluperfect	abotoara	abotoaras	abotoara	abotoáramos	abotoáreis	abotoaram
Future	abotoarei	abotoarás	abotoará	abotoaremos	abotoareis	abotoarão
Conditional	abotoaria	abotoarias	abotoaria	abotoaríamos	abotoaríeis	abotoariam
Subjunctive
Present	abotoe	abotoes	abotoe	abotoemos	abotoeis	abotoem
Imperfect	abotoasse	abotoasses	abotoasse	abotoássemos	abotoásseis	abotoassem
Future	abotoar	abotoares	abotoar	abotoarmos	abotoardes	abotoarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abotoa	abotoe	abotoemos	abotoai	abotoem
Negative (não)		não abotoes	não abotoe	não abotoemos	não abotoeis	não abotoem

¹Superseded.
²Brazilian Portuguese.
³European Portuguese.

Related terms

• abotoação
• abotoadeira
• abotoado
• abotoador
• abotoadura
• abotoamento
• abotoável
• desabotoar

 

Further reading

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