boxear

Galician

Etymology

From English box +‎ -ear.

Verb

boxear (first-person singular present boxeo, first-person singular preterite boxeei, past participle boxeado)
boxear (first-person singular present boxeio, first-person singular preterite boxeei, past participle boxeado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to box (fight against (a person) in a boxing match)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of boxear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	boxear
Personal	boxear	boxeares	boxear	boxearmos	boxeardes	boxearen
Gerund
	boxeando
Past participle
Masculine	boxeado			boxeados
Feminine	boxeada			boxeadas
Indicative
Present	boxeo	boxeas	boxea	boxeamos	boxeades	boxean
Imperfect	boxeaba	boxeabas	boxeaba	boxeabamos	boxeabades	boxeaban
Preterite	boxeei	boxeaches	boxeou	boxeamos	boxeastes	boxearon
Pluperfect	boxeara	boxearas	boxeara	boxearamos	boxearades	boxearan
Future	boxearei	boxearás	boxeará	boxearemos	boxearedes	boxearán
Conditional	boxearía	boxearías	boxearía	boxeariamos	boxeariades	boxearían
Subjunctive
Present	boxee	boxees	boxee	boxeemos	boxeedes	boxeen
Imperfect	boxease	boxeases	boxease	boxeásemos	boxeásedes	boxeasen
Future	boxear	boxeares	boxear	boxearmos	boxeardes	boxearen
Imperative
Affirmative		boxea	boxee	boxeemos	boxeade	boxeen
Negative (non)		non boxees	non boxee	non boxeemos	non boxeedes	non boxeen

    Reintegrated conjugation of boxear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	boxear
Personal	boxear	boxeares	boxear	boxearmos	boxeardes	boxearem
Gerund
	boxeando
Past participle
Masculine	boxeado			boxeados
Feminine	boxeada			boxeadas
Indicative
Present	boxeio, boxeo1	boxeias, boxeas1	boxeia, boxea1	boxeamos	boxeades, boxeais	boxeiam, boxeam1
Imperfect	boxeava	boxeavas	boxeava	boxeávamos	boxeávades, boxeáveis, boxeávais1	boxeavam
Preterite	boxeei	boxeaste, boxeache1	boxeou	boxeamos	boxeastes	boxeárom, boxearam
Pluperfect	boxeara	boxearas	boxeara	boxeáramos	boxeárades, boxeáreis, boxeárais1	boxearam
Future	boxearei	boxearás	boxeará	boxearemos	boxearedes, boxeareis	boxearám, boxearão
Conditional	boxearia	boxearias	boxearia	boxearíamos	boxearíades, boxearíeis, boxearíais1	boxeariam
Subjunctive
Present	boxeie, boxee1	boxeies, boxees1	boxeie, boxee1	boxeemos	boxeedes, boxeeis	boxeiem, boxeem1
Imperfect	boxeasse	boxeasses	boxeasse	boxeássemos	boxeássedes, boxeásseis	boxeassem
Future	boxear	boxeares	boxear	boxearmos	boxeardes	boxearem
Imperative
Affirmative		boxeia, boxea1	boxeie, boxee1	boxeemos	boxeade, boxeai	boxeiem, boxeem1
Negative (nom)		nom boxeies, nom boxees1	nom boxeie, nom boxee1	nom boxeemos	nom boxeedes, nom boxeeis	nom boxeiem, nom boxeem1

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• boxeador
• boxeo

Further reading

• “boxear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “boxear”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• boxar

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle English box

English boxbor.

Portuguese boxe

Proto-Italic *-āzi

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ar

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese boxear

From boxe + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bok.seˈa(ʁ)/ [bok.seˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈksjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈksjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈksja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bo‧xe‧ar

Verb

boxear (first-person singular present boxeio, first-person singular preterite boxeei, past participle boxeado)

1. to box (fight against (a person) in a boxing match)

   Hypernym: socar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of boxear (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	boxear
Personal	boxear	boxeares	boxear	boxearmos	boxeardes	boxearem
Gerund
	boxeando
Past participle
Masculine	boxeado			boxeados
Feminine	boxeada			boxeadas
Indicative
Present	boxeio	boxeias	boxeia	boxeamos	boxeais	boxeiam
Imperfect	boxeava	boxeavas	boxeava	boxeávamos	boxeáveis	boxeavam
Preterite	boxeei	boxeaste	boxeou	boxeamos1, boxeámos2	boxeastes	boxearam
Pluperfect	boxeara	boxearas	boxeara	boxeáramos	boxeáreis	boxearam
Future	boxearei	boxearás	boxeará	boxearemos	boxeareis	boxearão
Conditional	boxearia	boxearias	boxearia	boxearíamos	boxearíeis	boxeariam
Subjunctive
Present	boxeie	boxeies	boxeie	boxeemos	boxeeis	boxeiem
Imperfect	boxeasse	boxeasses	boxeasse	boxeássemos	boxeásseis	boxeassem
Future	boxear	boxeares	boxear	boxearmos	boxeardes	boxearem
Imperative
Affirmative		boxeia	boxeie	boxeemos	boxeai	boxeiem
Negative (não)		não boxeies	não boxeie	não boxeemos	não boxeeis	não boxeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• boxeador

Further reading

• “boxear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “boxear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From English box +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɡseˈaɾ/ [boɣ̞.seˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bo‧xe‧ar

Verb

boxear (first-person singular present boxeo, first-person singular preterite boxeé, past participle boxeado)

1. to box (fight against (a person) in a boxing match)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of boxear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			boxear
gerund			boxeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		boxeado		boxeada
		plural		boxeados		boxeadas
		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	boxeo	boxeastú boxeásvos	boxea	boxeamos	boxeáis	boxean
	imperfect	boxeaba	boxeabas	boxeaba	boxeábamos	boxeabais	boxeaban
	preterite	boxeé	boxeaste	boxeó	boxeamos	boxeasteis	boxearon
	future	boxearé	boxearás	boxeará	boxearemos	boxearéis	boxearán
	conditional	boxearía	boxearías	boxearía	boxearíamos	boxearíais	boxearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	boxee	boxeestú boxeésvos2	boxee	boxeemos	boxeéis	boxeen
	imperfect (ra)	boxeara	boxearas	boxeara	boxeáramos	boxearais	boxearan
	imperfect (se)	boxease	boxeases	boxease	boxeásemos	boxeaseis	boxeasen
	future1	boxeare	boxeares	boxeare	boxeáremos	boxeareis	boxearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		boxeatú boxeávos	boxee	boxeemos	boxead	boxeen
	negative		no boxees	no boxee	no boxeemos	no boxeéis	no boxeen

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

Derived terms

• boxeador
• boxeo

Descendants

• → Catalan: boxejar

Further reading

• “boxear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024