aterrar

Aragonese

Etymology

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Verb

aterrar

1. (intransitive) to land

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “aterrar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Catalan

Etymology

a- +‎ terra (“land”) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.təˈra/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.teˈraɾ/

Verb

aterrar (first-person singular present aterro, past participle aterrat)

1. (transitive) to knock down, pull down, bring down
2. (intransitive) to land (for example, of a plane, bird, projectile etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aterrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			aterrar
present participle			aterrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aterrat		aterrada
		plural		aterrats		aterrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aterro	aterres	aterra	aterrem	aterreu	aterren
	imperfect	aterrava	aterraves	aterrava	aterràvem	aterràveu	aterraven
	future	aterraré	aterraràs	aterrarà	aterrarem	aterrareu	aterraran
	preterite	aterrí	aterrares	aterrà	aterràrem	aterràreu	aterraren
	conditional	aterraria	aterraries	aterraria	aterraríem	aterraríeu	aterrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aterri	aterris	aterri	aterrem	aterreu	aterrin
	imperfect	aterrés	aterressis	aterrés	aterréssim	aterréssiu	aterressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	aterra	aterri	aterrem	aterreu	aterrin

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐtɨˈʁaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Latin terrēre.

Verb

aterrar (first-person singular present indicative aterro, past participle aterrado)

1. to terrorize

   Synonym: aterrorizar

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb aterrar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	aterrar
Personal	aterrar	aterrares	aterrar	aterrarmos	aterrardes	aterrarem
Gerund
	aterrando
Past participle
Masculine	aterrado			aterrados
Feminine	aterrada			aterradas
Indicative
Present	aterro	aterras	aterra	aterramos	aterrais	aterram
Imperfect	aterrava	aterravas	aterrava	aterrávamos	aterráveis	aterravam
Preterite	aterrei	aterraste	aterrou	aterramos aterrámos	aterrastes	aterraram
Pluperfect	aterrara	aterraras	aterrara	aterráramos	aterráreis	aterraram
Future	aterrarei	aterrarás	aterrará	aterraremos	aterrareis	aterrarão
Conditional
	aterraria	aterrarias	aterraria	aterraríamos	aterraríeis	aterrariam
Subjunctive
Present	aterre	aterres	aterre	aterremos	aterreis	aterrem
Imperfect	aterrasse	aterrasses	aterrasse	aterrássemos	aterrásseis	aterrassem
Future	aterrar	aterrares	aterrar	aterrarmos	aterrardes	aterrarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	aterra	aterre	aterremos	aterrai	aterrem
Negative (não)	-	aterres	aterre	aterremos	aterreis	aterrem

Derived terms

• aterrador

Etymology 2

a- +‎ terra +‎ -ar

Verb

aterrar (first-person singular present indicative aterro, past participle aterrado)

1. to land

   Synonym: pousar

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb aterrar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	aterrar
Personal	aterrar	aterrares	aterrar	aterrarmos	aterrardes	aterrarem
Gerund
	aterrando
Past participle
Masculine	aterrado			aterrados
Feminine	aterrada			aterradas
Indicative
Present	aterro	aterras	aterra	aterramos	aterrais	aterram
Imperfect	aterrava	aterravas	aterrava	aterrávamos	aterráveis	aterravam
Preterite	aterrei	aterraste	aterrou	aterramos aterrámos	aterrastes	aterraram
Pluperfect	aterrara	aterraras	aterrara	aterráramos	aterráreis	aterraram
Future	aterrarei	aterrarás	aterrará	aterraremos	aterrareis	aterrarão
Conditional
	aterraria	aterrarias	aterraria	aterraríamos	aterraríeis	aterrariam
Subjunctive
Present	aterre	aterres	aterre	aterremos	aterreis	aterrem
Imperfect	aterrasse	aterrasses	aterrasse	aterrássemos	aterrásseis	aterrassem
Future	aterrar	aterrares	aterrar	aterrarmos	aterrardes	aterrarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	aterra	aterre	aterremos	aterrai	aterrem
Negative (não)	-	aterres	aterre	aterremos	aterreis	aterrem

Further reading

• “aterrar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology 1

a- +‎ tierra (“land”) +‎ -ar

Verb

aterrar (first-person singular present atierro, first-person singular preterite aterré, past participle aterrado)

1. (transitive) to bring down, to ground
2. to cover with earth, soil, sand, etc.
3. (intransitive) to land

   Synonym: aterrizar

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

    Conjugation of aterrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			aterrar
gerund			aterrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aterrado		aterrada
		plural		aterrados		aterradas
		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	atierro	atierrastú aterrásvos	atierra	aterramos	aterráis	atierran
	imperfect	aterraba	aterrabas	aterraba	aterrábamos	aterrabais	aterraban
	preterite	aterré	aterraste	aterró	aterramos	aterrasteis	aterraron
	future	aterraré	aterrarás	aterrará	aterraremos	aterraréis	aterrarán
	conditional	aterraría	aterrarías	aterraría	aterraríamos	aterraríais	aterrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	atierre	atierrestú aterrésvos2	atierre	aterremos	aterréis	atierren
	imperfect (ra)	aterrara	aterraras	aterrara	aterráramos	aterrarais	aterraran
	imperfect (se)	aterrase	aterrases	aterrase	aterrásemos	aterraseis	aterrasen
	future1	aterrare	aterrares	aterrare	aterráremos	aterrareis	aterraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		atierratú aterrávos	atierre	aterremos	aterrad	atierren
	negative		no atierres	no atierre	no aterremos	no aterréis	no atierren

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

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation e-ie)

    Selected combined forms of aterrar^{edit data}

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 aterrar
	dative	aterrarme	aterrarte	aterrarle, aterrarse	aterrarnos	aterraros	aterrarles, aterrarse
	accusative	aterrarme	aterrarte	aterrarlo, aterrarla, aterrarse	aterrarnos	aterraros	aterrarlos, aterrarlas, aterrarse
with gerund aterrando
	dative	aterrándome	aterrándote	aterrándole, aterrándose	aterrándonos	aterrándoos	aterrándoles, aterrándose
	accusative	aterrándome	aterrándote	aterrándolo, aterrándola, aterrándose	aterrándonos	aterrándoos	aterrándolos, aterrándolas, aterrándose
with informal second-person singular imperative atierra
	dative	atiérrame	atiérrate	atiérrale	atiérranos	not used	atiérrales
	accusative	atiérrame	atiérrate	atiérralo, atiérrala	atiérranos	not used	atiérralos, atiérralas
with formal second-person singular imperative atierre
	dative	atiérreme	not used	atiérrele, atiérrese	atiérrenos	not used	atiérreles
	accusative	atiérreme	not used	atiérrelo, atiérrela, atiérrese	atiérrenos	not used	atiérrelos, atiérrelas
with first-person plural imperative aterremos
	dative	not used	aterrémoste	aterrémosle	aterrémonos	aterrémoos	aterrémosles
	accusative	not used	aterrémoste	aterrémoslo, aterrémosla	aterrémonos	aterrémoos	aterrémoslos, aterrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aterrad
	dative	aterradme	not used	aterradle	aterradnos	aterraos	aterradles
	accusative	aterradme	not used	aterradlo, aterradla	aterradnos	aterraos	aterradlos, aterradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative atierren
	dative	atiérrenme	not used	atiérrenle	atiérrennos	not used	atiérrenles, atiérrense
	accusative	atiérrenme	not used	atiérrenlo, atiérrenla	atiérrennos	not used	atiérrenlos, atiérrenlas, atiérrense

Derived terms

• aterraje
• aterramiento

See also

• enterrar
• enlodar

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ Latin terreō.

Verb

aterrar (first-person singular present aterro, first-person singular preterite aterré, past participle aterrado)

1. (transitive) to scare

   Synonyms: aterrorizar; see also Thesaurus:asustar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aterrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			aterrar
gerund			aterrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aterrado		aterrada
		plural		aterrados		aterradas
		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	aterro	aterrastú aterrásvos	aterra	aterramos	aterráis	aterran
	imperfect	aterraba	aterrabas	aterraba	aterrábamos	aterrabais	aterraban
	preterite	aterré	aterraste	aterró	aterramos	aterrasteis	aterraron
	future	aterraré	aterrarás	aterrará	aterraremos	aterraréis	aterrarán
	conditional	aterraría	aterrarías	aterraría	aterraríamos	aterraríais	aterrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aterre	aterrestú aterrésvos2	aterre	aterremos	aterréis	aterren
	imperfect (ra)	aterrara	aterraras	aterrara	aterráramos	aterrarais	aterraran
	imperfect (se)	aterrase	aterrases	aterrase	aterrásemos	aterraseis	aterrasen
	future1	aterrare	aterrares	aterrare	aterráremos	aterrareis	aterraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aterratú aterrávos	aterre	aterremos	aterrad	aterren
	negative		no aterres	no aterre	no aterremos	no aterréis	no aterren

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

    Selected combined forms of aterrar^{edit data}

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 aterrar
	dative	aterrarme	aterrarte	aterrarle, aterrarse	aterrarnos	aterraros	aterrarles, aterrarse
	accusative	aterrarme	aterrarte	aterrarlo, aterrarla, aterrarse	aterrarnos	aterraros	aterrarlos, aterrarlas, aterrarse
with gerund aterrando
	dative	aterrándome	aterrándote	aterrándole, aterrándose	aterrándonos	aterrándoos	aterrándoles, aterrándose
	accusative	aterrándome	aterrándote	aterrándolo, aterrándola, aterrándose	aterrándonos	aterrándoos	aterrándolos, aterrándolas, aterrándose
with informal second-person singular imperative aterra
	dative	atérrame	atérrate	atérrale	atérranos	not used	atérrales
	accusative	atérrame	atérrate	atérralo, atérrala	atérranos	not used	atérralos, atérralas
with formal second-person singular imperative aterre
	dative	atérreme	not used	atérrele, atérrese	atérrenos	not used	atérreles
	accusative	atérreme	not used	atérrelo, atérrela, atérrese	atérrenos	not used	atérrelos, atérrelas
with first-person plural imperative aterremos
	dative	not used	aterrémoste	aterrémosle	aterrémonos	aterrémoos	aterrémosles
	accusative	not used	aterrémoste	aterrémoslo, aterrémosla	aterrémonos	aterrémoos	aterrémoslos, aterrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aterrad
	dative	aterradme	not used	aterradle	aterradnos	aterraos	aterradles
	accusative	aterradme	not used	aterradlo, aterradla	aterradnos	aterraos	aterradlos, aterradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aterren
	dative	atérrenme	not used	atérrenle	atérrennos	not used	atérrenles, atérrense
	accusative	atérrenme	not used	atérrenlo, atérrenla	atérrennos	not used	atérrenlos, atérrenlas, atérrense

Derived terms

• aterrador
• aterramiento

Related terms

• terror

Further reading

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