aclamar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ clamar, or more likely borrowed from Latin acclāmāre (“applaud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.kləˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.klaˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

aclamar (first-person singular present aclamo, first-person singular preterite aclamí, past participle aclamat)

1. to acclaim, to applaud

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aclamar (first conjugation)

infinitive			aclamar
gerund			aclamant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aclamat		aclamada
		plural		aclamats		aclamades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aclamo	aclames	aclama	aclamem	aclameu	aclamen
	imperfect	aclamava	aclamaves	aclamava	aclamàvem	aclamàveu	aclamaven
	future	aclamaré	aclamaràs	aclamarà	aclamarem	aclamareu	aclamaran
	preterite	aclamí	aclamares	aclamà	aclamàrem	aclamàreu	aclamaren
	conditional	aclamaria	aclamaries	aclamaria	aclamaríem	aclamaríeu	aclamarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aclami	aclamis	aclami	aclamem	aclameu	aclamin
	imperfect	aclamés	aclamessis	aclamés	aclaméssim	aclaméssiu	aclamessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	aclama	aclami	aclamem	aclameu	aclamin
	negative (no)	—	no aclamis	no aclami	no aclamem	no aclameu	no aclamin

Related terms

• aclamació
• clamar

Further reading

• “aclamar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin acclāmāre (“to applaud”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.klɐˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.klɐˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.klɐˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧cla‧mar

Verb

aclamar (first-person singular present aclamo, first-person singular preterite aclamei, past participle aclamado)

1. to proclaim
2. to acclaim, applaud

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aclamar (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	aclamar
Personal	aclamar	aclamares	aclamar	aclamarmos	aclamardes	aclamarem
Gerund
	aclamando
Past participle
Masculine	aclamado			aclamados
Feminine	aclamada			aclamadas
Indicative
Present	aclamo	aclamas	aclama	aclamamos	aclamais	aclamam
Imperfect	aclamava	aclamavas	aclamava	aclamávamos	aclamáveis	aclamavam
Preterite	aclamei	aclamaste	aclamou	aclamamos1, aclamámos2	aclamastes	aclamaram
Pluperfect	aclamara	aclamaras	aclamara	aclamáramos	aclamáreis	aclamaram
Future	aclamarei	aclamarás	aclamará	aclamaremos	aclamareis	aclamarão
Conditional	aclamaria	aclamarias	aclamaria	aclamaríamos	aclamaríeis	aclamariam
Subjunctive
Present	aclame	aclames	aclame	aclamemos	aclameis	aclamem
Imperfect	aclamasse	aclamasses	aclamasse	aclamássemos	aclamásseis	aclamassem
Future	aclamar	aclamares	aclamar	aclamarmos	aclamardes	aclamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aclama	aclame	aclamemos	aclamai	aclamem
Negative (não)		não aclames	não aclame	não aclamemos	não aclameis	não aclamem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• aclamação
• aclamador

Further reading

• “aclamar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aclamar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acclāmāre (“applaud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aklaˈmaɾ/ [a.klaˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧cla‧mar

Verb

aclamar (first-person singular present aclamo, first-person singular preterite aclamé, past participle aclamado)

1. (transitive) to acclaim, applaud

   Synonym: aplaudir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aclamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aclamar
gerund			aclamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aclamado		aclamada
		plural		aclamados		aclamadas
		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	aclamo	aclamastú aclamásvos	aclama	aclamamos	aclamáis	aclaman
	imperfect	aclamaba	aclamabas	aclamaba	aclamábamos	aclamabais	aclamaban
	preterite	aclamé	aclamaste	aclamó	aclamamos	aclamasteis	aclamaron
	future	aclamaré	aclamarás	aclamará	aclamaremos	aclamaréis	aclamarán
	conditional	aclamaría	aclamarías	aclamaría	aclamaríamos	aclamaríais	aclamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aclame	aclamestú aclamésvos2	aclame	aclamemos	aclaméis	aclamen
	imperfect (ra)	aclamara	aclamaras	aclamara	aclamáramos	aclamarais	aclamaran
	imperfect (se)	aclamase	aclamases	aclamase	aclamásemos	aclamaseis	aclamasen
	future1	aclamare	aclamares	aclamare	aclamáremos	aclamareis	aclamaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aclamatú aclamávos	aclame	aclamemos	aclamad	aclamen
	negative		no aclames	no aclame	no aclamemos	no aclaméis	no aclamen

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

    Selected combined forms of aclamar

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 aclamar	dative	aclamarme	aclamarte	aclamarle, aclamarse	aclamarnos	aclamaros	aclamarles, aclamarse
	accusative	aclamarme	aclamarte	aclamarlo, aclamarla, aclamarse	aclamarnos	aclamaros	aclamarlos, aclamarlas, aclamarse
with gerund aclamando	dative	aclamándome	aclamándote	aclamándole, aclamándose	aclamándonos	aclamándoos	aclamándoles, aclamándose
	accusative	aclamándome	aclamándote	aclamándolo, aclamándola, aclamándose	aclamándonos	aclamándoos	aclamándolos, aclamándolas, aclamándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative aclama	dative	aclámame	aclámate	aclámale	aclámanos	not used	aclámales
	accusative	aclámame	aclámate	aclámalo, aclámala	aclámanos	not used	aclámalos, aclámalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative aclamá	dative	aclamame	aclamate	aclamale	aclamanos	not used	aclamales
	accusative	aclamame	aclamate	aclamalo, aclamala	aclamanos	not used	aclamalos, aclamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aclame	dative	aclámeme	not used	aclámele, aclámese	aclámenos	not used	aclámeles
	accusative	aclámeme	not used	aclámelo, aclámela, aclámese	aclámenos	not used	aclámelos, aclámelas
with first-person plural imperative aclamemos	dative	not used	aclamémoste	aclamémosle	aclamémonos	aclamémoos	aclamémosles
	accusative	not used	aclamémoste	aclamémoslo, aclamémosla	aclamémonos	aclamémoos	aclamémoslos, aclamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aclamad	dative	aclamadme	not used	aclamadle	aclamadnos	aclamaos	aclamadles
	accusative	aclamadme	not used	aclamadlo, aclamadla	aclamadnos	aclamaos	aclamadlos, aclamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aclamen	dative	aclámenme	not used	aclámenle	aclámennos	not used	aclámenles, aclámense
	accusative	aclámenme	not used	aclámenlo, aclámenla	aclámennos	not used	aclámenlos, aclámenlas, aclámense

Related terms

• aclamación
• clamar

Further reading

• “aclamar”, 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