amputar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amputāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əm.puˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [am.puˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [am.puˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

amputar (first-person singular present amputo, first-person singular preterite amputí, past participle amputat)

1. (transitive) to amputate

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of amputar (first conjugation)

infinitive			amputar
gerund			amputant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amputat		amputada
		plural		amputats		amputades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	amputo	amputes	amputa	amputem	amputeu	amputen
	imperfect	amputava	amputaves	amputava	amputàvem	amputàveu	amputaven
	future	amputaré	amputaràs	amputarà	amputarem	amputareu	amputaran
	preterite	amputí	amputares	amputà	amputàrem	amputàreu	amputaren
	conditional	amputaria	amputaries	amputaria	amputaríem	amputaríeu	amputarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	amputi	amputis	amputi	amputem	amputeu	amputin
	imperfect	amputés	amputessis	amputés	amputéssim	amputéssiu	amputessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	amputa	amputi	amputem	amputeu	amputin
	negative (no)	—	no amputis	no amputi	no amputem	no amputeu	no amputin

Related terms

• amputació

Further reading

• “amputar”, 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
• “amputar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “amputar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “amputar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.

Proto-Italic *amβi-

Latin ambi-

Latin putus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin putō

Latin amputārelbor.

Portuguese amputar

Learned borrowing from Latin amputāre.

Verb

amputar (first-person singular present amputo, first-person singular preterite amputei, past participle amputado)

1. to amputate (to surgically remove a body part)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amputar (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	amputar
Personal	amputar	amputares	amputar	amputarmos	amputardes	amputarem
Gerund
	amputando
Past participle
Masculine	amputado			amputados
Feminine	amputada			amputadas
Indicative
Present	amputo	amputas	amputa	amputamos	amputais	amputam
Imperfect	amputava	amputavas	amputava	amputávamos	amputáveis	amputavam
Preterite	amputei	amputaste	amputou	amputamos1, amputámos2	amputastes	amputaram
Pluperfect	amputara	amputaras	amputara	amputáramos	amputáreis	amputaram
Future	amputarei	amputarás	amputará	amputaremos	amputareis	amputarão
Conditional	amputaria	amputarias	amputaria	amputaríamos	amputaríeis	amputariam
Subjunctive
Present	ampute	amputes	ampute	amputemos	amputeis	amputem
Imperfect	amputasse	amputasses	amputasse	amputássemos	amputásseis	amputassem
Future	amputar	amputares	amputar	amputarmos	amputardes	amputarem
Imperative
Affirmative		amputa	ampute	amputemos	amputai	amputem
Negative (não)		não amputes	não ampute	não amputemos	não amputeis	não amputem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• amputação

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.

Proto-Italic *amβi-

Latin ambi-

Latin putus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin putō

Latin amputārelbor.

Spanish amputar

Learned borrowing from Latin amputāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ampuˈtaɾ/ [ãm.puˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: am‧pu‧tar

Verb

amputar (first-person singular present amputo, first-person singular preterite amputé, past participle amputado)

1. (transitive) to amputate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amputar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			amputar
gerund			amputando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amputado		amputada
		plural		amputados		amputadas
		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	amputo	amputastú amputásvos	amputa	amputamos	amputáis	amputan
	imperfect	amputaba	amputabas	amputaba	amputábamos	amputabais	amputaban
	preterite	amputé	amputaste	amputó	amputamos	amputasteis	amputaron
	future	amputaré	amputarás	amputará	amputaremos	amputaréis	amputarán
	conditional	amputaría	amputarías	amputaría	amputaríamos	amputaríais	amputarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ampute	amputestú amputésvos2	ampute	amputemos	amputéis	amputen
	imperfect (ra)	amputara	amputaras	amputara	amputáramos	amputarais	amputaran
	imperfect (se)	amputase	amputases	amputase	amputásemos	amputaseis	amputasen
	future1	amputare	amputares	amputare	amputáremos	amputareis	amputaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amputatú amputávos	ampute	amputemos	amputad	amputen
	negative		no amputes	no ampute	no amputemos	no amputéis	no amputen

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

    Selected combined forms of amputar

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 amputar	dative	amputarme	amputarte	amputarle, amputarse	amputarnos	amputaros	amputarles, amputarse
	accusative	amputarme	amputarte	amputarlo, amputarla, amputarse	amputarnos	amputaros	amputarlos, amputarlas, amputarse
with gerund amputando	dative	amputándome	amputándote	amputándole, amputándose	amputándonos	amputándoos	amputándoles, amputándose
	accusative	amputándome	amputándote	amputándolo, amputándola, amputándose	amputándonos	amputándoos	amputándolos, amputándolas, amputándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative amputa	dative	ampútame	ampútate	ampútale	ampútanos	not used	ampútales
	accusative	ampútame	ampútate	ampútalo, ampútala	ampútanos	not used	ampútalos, ampútalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative amputá	dative	amputame	amputate	amputale	amputanos	not used	amputales
	accusative	amputame	amputate	amputalo, amputala	amputanos	not used	amputalos, amputalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ampute	dative	ampúteme	not used	ampútele, ampútese	ampútenos	not used	ampúteles
	accusative	ampúteme	not used	ampútelo, ampútela, ampútese	ampútenos	not used	ampútelos, ampútelas
with first-person plural imperative amputemos	dative	not used	amputémoste	amputémosle	amputémonos	amputémoos	amputémosles
	accusative	not used	amputémoste	amputémoslo, amputémosla	amputémonos	amputémoos	amputémoslos, amputémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative amputad	dative	amputadme	not used	amputadle	amputadnos	amputaos	amputadles
	accusative	amputadme	not used	amputadlo, amputadla	amputadnos	amputaos	amputadlos, amputadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amputen	dative	ampútenme	not used	ampútenle	ampútennos	not used	ampútenles, ampútense
	accusative	ampútenme	not used	ampútenlo, ampútenla	ampútennos	not used	ampútenlos, ampútenlas, ampútense

Related terms

• amputación

Further reading

• “amputar”, 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