borboletear

Portuguese

Etymology

From borboleta (“butterfly”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [boɦ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [boɦ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [boɦ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [boɦ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /boɾ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [boɾ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /boɾ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boɻ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [boɻ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /boɻ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾ.bu.lɨˈtjaɾ/ [buɾ.βu.lɨˈtjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾ.bu.lɨˈtjaɾ/ [buɾ.βu.lɨˈtjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾ.bu.lɨˈtja.ɾi/ [buɾ.βu.lɨˈtja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: bor‧bo‧le‧te‧ar

Verb

borboletear (first-person singular present borboleteio, first-person singular preterite borboleteei, past participle borboleteado)

1. to fly or move like a butterfly
2. to move around gracefully and without worries
3. to flit

Conjugation

    Conjugation of borboletear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	borboletear
Personal	borboletear	borboleteares	borboletear	borboletearmos	borboleteardes	borboletearem
Gerund
	borboleteando
Past participle
Masculine	borboleteado			borboleteados
Feminine	borboleteada			borboleteadas
Indicative
Present	borboleteio	borboleteias	borboleteia	borboleteamos	borboleteais	borboleteiam
Imperfect	borboleteava	borboleteavas	borboleteava	borboleteávamos	borboleteáveis	borboleteavam
Preterite	borboleteei	borboleteaste	borboleteou	borboleteamos1, borboleteámos2	borboleteastes	borboletearam
Pluperfect	borboleteara	borboletearas	borboleteara	borboleteáramos	borboleteáreis	borboletearam
Future	borboletearei	borboletearás	borboleteará	borboletearemos	borboleteareis	borboletearão
Conditional	borboletearia	borboletearias	borboletearia	borboletearíamos	borboletearíeis	borboleteariam
Subjunctive
Present	borboleteie	borboleteies	borboleteie	borboleteemos	borboleteeis	borboleteiem
Imperfect	borboleteasse	borboleteasses	borboleteasse	borboleteássemos	borboleteásseis	borboleteassem
Future	borboletear	borboleteares	borboletear	borboletearmos	borboleteardes	borboletearem
Imperative
Affirmative		borboleteia	borboleteie	borboleteemos	borboleteai	borboleteiem
Negative (não)		não borboleteies	não borboleteie	não borboleteemos	não borboleteeis	não borboleteiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.