aparelhar

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan aparelhar, from Vulgar Latin *appariclāre, *appariculāre, itself probably from Latin apparō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French apareillier, French appareiller.

Verb

aparelhar

1. to prepare
2. to join together, assemble
3. to mate
4. (nautical) to cast off

Dialectal variants

• apariar
• apparier

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appariclāre, *appariculāre, itself probably from Latin apparō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Catalan aparellar and Old French apareillier.

Verb

aparelhar

1. to prepare

Descendants

• Occitan: aparelhar

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*appariculāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 25 (lists Old Occitan as apareilar)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *appariclāre, *appariculāre, itself probably from Latin apparāre. Compare Spanish aparejar, French appareiller, Italian apparecchiare. Alternatively, it may be linked to Portuguese parelho, parelha.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈʎaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈʎaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈʎa.ɾi/

Verb

aparelhar (first-person singular present aparelho, first-person singular preterite aparelhei, past participle aparelhado)

1. to prepare, rig, make ready
2. to harness (a horse)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aparelhar (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	aparelhar
Personal	aparelhar	aparelhares	aparelhar	aparelharmos	aparelhardes	aparelharem
Gerund
	aparelhando
Past participle
Masculine	aparelhado			aparelhados
Feminine	aparelhada			aparelhadas
Indicative
Present	aparelho	aparelhas	aparelha	aparelhamos	aparelhais	aparelham
Imperfect	aparelhava	aparelhavas	aparelhava	aparelhávamos	aparelháveis	aparelhavam
Preterite	aparelhei	aparelhaste	aparelhou	aparelhamos1, aparelhámos2	aparelhastes	aparelharam
Pluperfect	aparelhara	aparelharas	aparelhara	aparelháramos	aparelháreis	aparelharam
Future	aparelharei	aparelharás	aparelhará	aparelharemos	aparelhareis	aparelharão
Conditional	aparelharia	aparelharias	aparelharia	aparelharíamos	aparelharíeis	aparelhariam
Subjunctive
Present	aparelhe	aparelhes	aparelhe	aparelhemos	aparelheis	aparelhem
Imperfect	aparelhasse	aparelhasses	aparelhasse	aparelhássemos	aparelhásseis	aparelhassem
Future	aparelhar	aparelhares	aparelhar	aparelharmos	aparelhardes	aparelharem
Imperative
Affirmative		aparelha	aparelhe	aparelhemos	aparelhai	aparelhem
Negative (não)		não aparelhes	não aparelhe	não aparelhemos	não aparelheis	não aparelhem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• aparelhagem
• aparelho

Further reading

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