beldar

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beldar/ [bel̪.d̪ar]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eldar, -ar
• Hyphenation: bel‧dar

Noun

beldar anim

1. caterpillar, worm

   Synonym: har

Declension

Declension of beldar (anim C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	beldar	beldarra	beldarrak	beldarrok
ergative	beldarrek	beldarrak	beldarrek	beldarrok
dative	beldarri	beldarrari	beldarrei	beldarroi
genitive	beldarren	beldarraren	beldarren	beldarron
comitative	beldarrekin	beldarrarekin	beldarrekin	beldarrokin
causative	beldarrengatik	beldarrarengatik	beldarrengatik	beldarrongatik
benefactive	beldarrentzat	beldarrarentzat	beldarrentzat	beldarrontzat
instrumental	beldarrez	beldarraz	beldarrez	beldarrotaz
innesive	beldarrengan	beldarrarengan	beldarrengan	beldarrongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	beldarrengana	beldarrarengana	beldarrengana	beldarrongana
terminative	beldarrenganaino	beldarrarenganaino	beldarrenganaino	beldarronganaino
directive	beldarrenganantz	beldarrarenganantz	beldarrenganantz	beldarronganantz
destinative	beldarrenganako	beldarrarenganako	beldarrenganako	beldarronganako
ablative	beldarrengandik	beldarrarengandik	beldarrengandik	beldarrongandik
partitive	beldarrik	—	—	—
prolative	beldartzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “beldar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “beldar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Alternative forms

• bieldar

Etymology

From Latin ventilāre (“to winnow”). Doublet of ventilar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belˈdaɾ/ [bel̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bel‧dar

Verb

beldar (first-person singular present bieldo, first-person singular preterite beldé, past participle beldado)

1. (dialectal, transitive) to winnow

   Synonym: aventar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of beldar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			beldar
gerund			beldando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		beldado		beldada
		plural		beldados		beldadas
		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	bieldo	bieldastú beldásvos	bielda	beldamos	beldáis	bieldan
	imperfect	beldaba	beldabas	beldaba	beldábamos	beldabais	beldaban
	preterite	beldé	beldaste	beldó	beldamos	beldasteis	beldaron
	future	beldaré	beldarás	beldará	beldaremos	beldaréis	beldarán
	conditional	beldaría	beldarías	beldaría	beldaríamos	beldaríais	beldarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bielde	bieldestú beldésvos2	bielde	beldemos	beldéis	bielden
	imperfect (ra)	beldara	beldaras	beldara	beldáramos	beldarais	beldaran
	imperfect (se)	beldase	beldases	beldase	beldásemos	beldaseis	beldasen
	future1	beldare	beldares	beldare	beldáremos	beldareis	beldaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bieldatú beldávos	bielde	beldemos	beldad	bielden
	negative		no bieldes	no bielde	no beldemos	no beldéis	no bielden

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

    Selected combined forms of beldar (e-ie alternation)

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 beldar	dative	beldarme	beldarte	beldarle, beldarse	beldarnos	beldaros	beldarles, beldarse
	accusative	beldarme	beldarte	beldarlo, beldarla, beldarse	beldarnos	beldaros	beldarlos, beldarlas, beldarse
with gerund beldando	dative	beldándome	beldándote	beldándole, beldándose	beldándonos	beldándoos	beldándoles, beldándose
	accusative	beldándome	beldándote	beldándolo, beldándola, beldándose	beldándonos	beldándoos	beldándolos, beldándolas, beldándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative bielda	dative	biéldame	biéldate	biéldale	biéldanos	not used	biéldales
	accusative	biéldame	biéldate	biéldalo, biéldala	biéldanos	not used	biéldalos, biéldalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative beldá	dative	beldame	beldate	beldale	beldanos	not used	beldales
	accusative	beldame	beldate	beldalo, beldala	beldanos	not used	beldalos, beldalas
with formal second-person singular imperative bielde	dative	biéldeme	not used	biéldele, biéldese	biéldenos	not used	biéldeles
	accusative	biéldeme	not used	biéldelo, biéldela, biéldese	biéldenos	not used	biéldelos, biéldelas
with first-person plural imperative beldemos	dative	not used	beldémoste	beldémosle	beldémonos	beldémoos	beldémosles
	accusative	not used	beldémoste	beldémoslo, beldémosla	beldémonos	beldémoos	beldémoslos, beldémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative beldad	dative	beldadme	not used	beldadle	beldadnos	beldaos	beldadles
	accusative	beldadme	not used	beldadlo, beldadla	beldadnos	beldaos	beldadlos, beldadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative bielden	dative	biéldenme	not used	biéldenle	biéldennos	not used	biéldenles, biéldense
	accusative	biéldenme	not used	biéldenlo, biéldenla	biéldennos	not used	biéldenlos, biéldenlas, biéldense

Derived terms

• bieldo

Further reading

• “beldar”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021