amancillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ mancilla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /amanθiˈʝaɾ/ [a.mãn̟.θiˈʝaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)

• IPA^(key): /amanθiˈʝaɾ/ [a.mãn̟.θiˈʝaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
• IPA^(key): /amanθiˈʎaɾ/ [a.mãn̟.θiˈʎaɾ] (rustic northern Spain)

 

• IPA^(key): /amansiˈʝaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʝaɾ] (Latin America)

• IPA^(key): /amansiˈʝaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʝaɾ] (most of Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /amansiˈʎaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʎaɾ] (northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /amansiˈʃaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /amansiˈʒaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʒaɾ] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /amansiˈaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈaɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧man‧ci‧llar

Verb

amancillar (first-person singular present amancillo, first-person singular preterite amancillé, past participle amancillado)

1. (obsolete) to besmirch; to taint

   Synonym: mancillar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amancillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			amancillar
gerund			amancillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amancillado		amancillada
		plural		amancillados		amancilladas
		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	amancillo	amancillastú amancillásvos	amancilla	amancillamos	amancilláis	amancillan
	imperfect	amancillaba	amancillabas	amancillaba	amancillábamos	amancillabais	amancillaban
	preterite	amancillé	amancillaste	amancilló	amancillamos	amancillasteis	amancillaron
	future	amancillaré	amancillarás	amancillará	amancillaremos	amancillaréis	amancillarán
	conditional	amancillaría	amancillarías	amancillaría	amancillaríamos	amancillaríais	amancillarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	amancille	amancillestú amancillésvos2	amancille	amancillemos	amancilléis	amancillen
	imperfect (ra)	amancillara	amancillaras	amancillara	amancilláramos	amancillarais	amancillaran
	imperfect (se)	amancillase	amancillases	amancillase	amancillásemos	amancillaseis	amancillasen
	future1	amancillare	amancillares	amancillare	amancilláremos	amancillareis	amancillaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amancillatú amancillávos	amancille	amancillemos	amancillad	amancillen
	negative		no amancilles	no amancille	no amancillemos	no amancilléis	no amancillen

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

    Selected combined forms of amancillar

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 amancillar	dative	amancillarme	amancillarte	amancillarle, amancillarse	amancillarnos	amancillaros	amancillarles, amancillarse
	accusative	amancillarme	amancillarte	amancillarlo, amancillarla, amancillarse	amancillarnos	amancillaros	amancillarlos, amancillarlas, amancillarse
with gerund amancillando	dative	amancillándome	amancillándote	amancillándole, amancillándose	amancillándonos	amancillándoos	amancillándoles, amancillándose
	accusative	amancillándome	amancillándote	amancillándolo, amancillándola, amancillándose	amancillándonos	amancillándoos	amancillándolos, amancillándolas, amancillándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative amancilla	dative	amancíllame	amancíllate	amancíllale	amancíllanos	not used	amancíllales
	accusative	amancíllame	amancíllate	amancíllalo, amancíllala	amancíllanos	not used	amancíllalos, amancíllalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative amancillá	dative	amancillame	amancillate	amancillale	amancillanos	not used	amancillales
	accusative	amancillame	amancillate	amancillalo, amancillala	amancillanos	not used	amancillalos, amancillalas
with formal second-person singular imperative amancille	dative	amancílleme	not used	amancíllele, amancíllese	amancíllenos	not used	amancílleles
	accusative	amancílleme	not used	amancíllelo, amancíllela, amancíllese	amancíllenos	not used	amancíllelos, amancíllelas
with first-person plural imperative amancillemos	dative	not used	amancillémoste	amancillémosle	amancillémonos	amancillémoos	amancillémosles
	accusative	not used	amancillémoste	amancillémoslo, amancillémosla	amancillémonos	amancillémoos	amancillémoslos, amancillémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative amancillad	dative	amancilladme	not used	amancilladle	amancilladnos	amancillaos	amancilladles
	accusative	amancilladme	not used	amancilladlo, amancilladla	amancilladnos	amancillaos	amancilladlos, amancilladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amancillen	dative	amancíllenme	not used	amancíllenle	amancíllennos	not used	amancíllenles, amancíllense
	accusative	amancíllenme	not used	amancíllenlo, amancíllenla	amancíllennos	not used	amancíllenlos, amancíllenlas, amancíllense

Further reading

• “amancillar”, 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