adornar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ðurˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ðorˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.ðoɾˈnaɾ]

Verb

adornar (first-person singular present adorno, first-person singular preterite adorní, past participle adornat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. to adorn
   • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:

     es trovaba dividida en llotges profusament adornades

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adornar (first conjugation)

infinitive			adornar
gerund			adornant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adornat		adornada
		plural		adornats		adornades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adorno	adornes	adorna	adornem	adorneu	adornen
	imperfect	adornava	adornaves	adornava	adornàvem	adornàveu	adornaven
	future	adornaré	adornaràs	adornarà	adornarem	adornareu	adornaran
	preterite	adorní	adornares	adornà	adornàrem	adornàreu	adornaren
	conditional	adornaria	adornaries	adornaria	adornaríem	adornaríeu	adornarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adorni	adornis	adorni	adornem	adorneu	adornin
	imperfect	adornés	adornessis	adornés	adornéssim	adornéssiu	adornessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	adorna	adorni	adornem	adorneu	adornin
	negative (no)	—	no adornis	no adorni	no adornem	no adorneu	no adornin

Derived terms

• adorn
• adornament

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrnāre.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.duɾˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.ðuɾˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.duɾˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.ðuɾˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.duɾˈna.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðuɾˈna.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧dor‧nar

Verb

adornar (first-person singular present adorno, first-person singular preterite adornei, past participle adornado)

1. to adorn

   Synonyms: enfeitar, ornamentar, ornar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adornar (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	adornar
Personal	adornar	adornares	adornar	adornarmos	adornardes	adornarem
Gerund
	adornando
Past participle
Masculine	adornado			adornados
Feminine	adornada			adornadas
Indicative
Present	adorno	adornas	adorna	adornamos	adornais	adornam
Imperfect	adornava	adornavas	adornava	adornávamos	adornáveis	adornavam
Preterite	adornei	adornaste	adornou	adornamos1, adornámos2	adornastes	adornaram
Pluperfect	adornara	adornaras	adornara	adornáramos	adornáreis	adornaram
Future	adornarei	adornarás	adornará	adornaremos	adornareis	adornarão
Conditional	adornaria	adornarias	adornaria	adornaríamos	adornaríeis	adornariam
Subjunctive
Present	adorne	adornes	adorne	adornemos	adorneis	adornem
Imperfect	adornasse	adornasses	adornasse	adornássemos	adornásseis	adornassem
Future	adornar	adornares	adornar	adornarmos	adornardes	adornarem
Imperative
Affirmative		adorna	adorne	adornemos	adornai	adornem
Negative (não)		não adornes	não adorne	não adornemos	não adorneis	não adornem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• adorno

Further reading

• “adornar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adoɾˈnaɾ/ [a.ð̞oɾˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧dor‧nar

Verb

adornar (first-person singular present adorno, first-person singular preterite adorné, past participle adornado)

1. to adorn, to ornament, to decorate, to garnish, to embellish, to dress, to bedeck, to deck

   Synonym: decorar

2. to trim (e.g. a Christmas tree)
3. (Argentina, slang) to buy off; to bribe

   Synonyms: sobornar, coimear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adornar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			adornar
gerund			adornando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adornado		adornada
		plural		adornados		adornadas
		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	adorno	adornastú adornásvos	adorna	adornamos	adornáis	adornan
	imperfect	adornaba	adornabas	adornaba	adornábamos	adornabais	adornaban
	preterite	adorné	adornaste	adornó	adornamos	adornasteis	adornaron
	future	adornaré	adornarás	adornará	adornaremos	adornaréis	adornarán
	conditional	adornaría	adornarías	adornaría	adornaríamos	adornaríais	adornarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adorne	adornestú adornésvos2	adorne	adornemos	adornéis	adornen
	imperfect (ra)	adornara	adornaras	adornara	adornáramos	adornarais	adornaran
	imperfect (se)	adornase	adornases	adornase	adornásemos	adornaseis	adornasen
	future1	adornare	adornares	adornare	adornáremos	adornareis	adornaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		adornatú adornávos	adorne	adornemos	adornad	adornen
	negative		no adornes	no adorne	no adornemos	no adornéis	no adornen

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

    Selected combined forms of adornar

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 adornar
	dative	adornarme	adornarte	adornarle, adornarse	adornarnos	adornaros	adornarles, adornarse
	accusative	adornarme	adornarte	adornarlo, adornarla, adornarse	adornarnos	adornaros	adornarlos, adornarlas, adornarse
with gerund adornando
	dative	adornándome	adornándote	adornándole, adornándose	adornándonos	adornándoos	adornándoles, adornándose
	accusative	adornándome	adornándote	adornándolo, adornándola, adornándose	adornándonos	adornándoos	adornándolos, adornándolas, adornándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adorna
	dative	adórname	adórnate	adórnale	adórnanos	not used	adórnales
	accusative	adórname	adórnate	adórnalo, adórnala	adórnanos	not used	adórnalos, adórnalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adorná
	dative	adorname	adornate	adornale	adornanos	not used	adornales
	accusative	adorname	adornate	adornalo, adornala	adornanos	not used	adornalos, adornalas
with formal second-person singular imperative adorne
	dative	adórneme	not used	adórnele, adórnese	adórnenos	not used	adórneles
	accusative	adórneme	not used	adórnelo, adórnela, adórnese	adórnenos	not used	adórnelos, adórnelas
with first-person plural imperative adornemos
	dative	not used	adornémoste	adornémosle	adornémonos	adornémoos	adornémosles
	accusative	not used	adornémoste	adornémoslo, adornémosla	adornémonos	adornémoos	adornémoslos, adornémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adornad
	dative	adornadme	not used	adornadle	adornadnos	adornaos	adornadles
	accusative	adornadme	not used	adornadlo, adornadla	adornadnos	adornaos	adornadlos, adornadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adornen
	dative	adórnenme	not used	adórnenle	adórnennos	not used	adórnenles, adórnense
	accusative	adórnenme	not used	adórnenlo, adórnenla	adórnennos	not used	adórnenlos, adórnenlas, adórnense

Derived terms

• adornar la frente
• adorno

 

Further reading

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