aspirar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrāre, present active infinitive of aspīrō.

Verb

aspirar (first-person singular indicative present aspiro, past participle aspiráu)

1. (intransitive) to inhale (to draw air into the lungs)
2. to hoover, vacuum-clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of aspirar

infinitive		aspirar
gerund		aspirando
past participle		m aspiráu, f aspirada, n aspirao, m pl aspiraos, f pl aspiraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	aspiro	aspires	aspira	aspiramos	aspiráis	aspiren
	imperfect	aspiraba	aspirabes	aspiraba	aspirábemos, aspirábamos	aspirabeis, aspirabais	aspiraben
	preterite	aspiré	aspirasti, aspiresti	aspiró	aspiremos	aspirastis, aspirestis	aspiraron
	pluperfect	aspirare, aspirara	aspirares, aspiraras	aspirare, aspirara	aspiráremos, aspiráramos	aspirareis, aspirarais	aspiraren, aspiraran
	future	aspiraré	aspirarás	aspirará	aspiraremos	aspiraréis	aspirarán
	conditional	aspiraría	aspiraríes	aspiraría	aspiraríemos, aspiraríamos	aspiraríeis, aspiraríais	aspiraríen
subjunctive	present	aspire	aspires, aspiras	aspire	aspiremos	aspiréis	aspiren, aspiran
	imperfect	aspirare, aspirara	aspirares, aspiraras	aspirare, aspirara	aspiráremos, aspiráramos	aspirareis, aspirarais	aspiraren, aspiraran
imperative		—	aspira	—	—	aspirái	—

Synonyms

• (inhale): inspirar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrāre, present active infinitive of aspīrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.piˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [as.piˈɾaɾ]

Verb

aspirar (first-person singular present aspiro, first-person singular preterite aspirí, past participle aspirat)

1. to aspire
2. to inhale
3. to aspirate

Synonyms

• (inhale): inhalar

Related terms

• aspiració
• aspirant

Further reading

• “aspirar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrāre, present active infinitive of aspīrō.

Verb

1. to inhale
2. to aspirate
3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of aspirar
4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of aspirar

Related terms

• aspiración

Further reading

• “aspirar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English aspirate, French aspirer, German aspirieren, Italian aspirare, Russian аспири́ровать (aspirírovatʹ), Spanish aspirar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aspiˈrar/

Verb

aspirar (present aspiras, past aspiris, future aspiros, conditional aspirus, imperative aspirez)

1. (transitive) to inhale, draw in (air, smoke, etc.)

   Antonym: expirar

2. (transitive) to suck in or up (liquids)
3. (transitive, grammar) to aspirate (a sound)
4. (transitive) to aspire: desire eagerly, long for, aim at

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aspirar

		present		past		future
infinitive		aspirar		aspirir		aspiror
tense		aspiras		aspiris		aspiros
conditional		aspirus
imperative		aspirez
adjective active participle		aspiranta		aspirinta		aspironta
adverbial active participle		aspirante		aspirinte		aspironte
nominal active participle	singular	aspiranto		aspirinto		aspironto
	plural	aspiranti		aspirinti		aspironti
adjective passive participle		aspirata		aspirita		aspirota
adverbial passive participle		aspirate		aspirite		aspirote
nominal passive participle	singular	aspirato		aspirito		aspiroto
	plural	aspirati		aspiriti		aspiroti

Derived terms

• aspirajo (“aspirate”)
• aspirilo (“aspirator”)
• aspiro (“inhaling, inbreathing, suction, aspiration: ardent wish”)
• aspiro-signo (“sign of aspiration”)
• aspiro-tubo (“suction pipe”)

 

See also

• sugar
• respirar
• ambiciar

References

• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 33, 71, 702
• Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 156

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrāre, present active infinitive of aspīrō.

Verb

1. (transitive) to vacuum (to clean with a vacuum cleaner)
2. (intransitive) to inspire (to draw air into the lungs)
3. (transitive or auxiliary with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to aspire (to dream of becoming something)
4. (phonetics, transitive) to aspirate (to produce a puff of breath with a consonant)

Synonyms

• (to inspire): inalar, inspirar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrāre, present active infinitive of aspīrō.

Verb

1. (transitive) to inhale
2. to aspire, to desire to be
3. to vacuum

Related terms

• aspiración
• aspirador
• aspirante

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001