catar

See also: Catar, catâr, and catàr

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō (“snatch”).

Verb

catar (first-person singular indicative present cato, past participle catáu)

1. to milk
2. to search, look for
3. to gaze
4. to catch

Conjugation

Conjugation of catar

infinitive		catar
gerund		catando
past participle		m catáu, f catada, n catao, m pl cataos, f pl cataes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	cato	cates	cata	catamos	catáis	caten
	imperfect	cataba	catabes	cataba	catábemos, catábamos	catabeis, catabais	cataben
	preterite	caté	catasti, catesti	cató	catemos	catastis, catestis	cataron
	pluperfect	catare, catara	catares, cataras	catare, catara	catáremos, catáramos	catareis, catarais	cataren, cataran
	future	cataré	catarás	catará	cataremos	cataréis	catarán
	conditional	cataría	cataríes	cataría	cataríemos, cataríamos	cataríeis, cataríais	cataríen
subjunctive	present	cate	cates, catas	cate	catemos	catéis	caten, catan
	imperfect	catare, catara	catares, cataras	catare, catara	catáremos, catáramos	catareis, catarais	cataren, cataran
imperative		—	cata	—	—	catái	—

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese catar, from Latin captāre (“to seize, catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɾ/

Noun

catar m (plural catares)

1. (archaic) gaze

Adverb

catar

1. except (for), unless

Verb

1. (transitive) to catch
2. (transitive) to collect
3. (transitive) to collect honey

   Synonyms: castrar, esmelgar

4. (transitive) to search
5. (transitive) to perceive, notice
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to realize (become aware of a fact or situation)

   Synonym: decatar

7. (transitive) to carefully search

   Synonym: procurar

8. (transitive) to delouse

   Synonym: espiollar

9. (transitive) to taste; to eat

Derived terms

• catadoiro
• catadura
• catasol
• decatar

 

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “catar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “catar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɾ/

Verb

catar

1. to look; to observe; to examine
2. to look for
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 335 (facsimile):

     ⁊ eles lle reſponderon / atal allur a catade.

     And they answered him: / go seek her elsewhere.

   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão Fernandes Barreto, B 1611: Stev'Eanes, por Deus mandade (facsimile)

     Out(ro) camj̃ho cate todauia […]

     Nevertheless, look for another way […]

3. to consider

Descendants

• Galician: catar
• Portuguese: catar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈtaɾ/
• • verb: IPA^(key): /ka.ˈta(ʁ)/
  • noun: IPA^(key): /ka.ˈtaʁ/
• Homophone: Catar

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese catar, from Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō (“snatch”). Doublet of captar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things)

   Vamos catar as maçãs da árvore? ― Let’s gather apples from the tree?

   Synonyms: colher, recolher

2. (transitive) to pick up (collect an object, especially from the ground)

   Derrubei a carta, pode catá-la para mim? ― I dropped the letter, can you pick it up for me?

   Synonym: pegar

3. (transitive) to look for; to search for (try to find something)

   Passei o dia catando o livro. ― I spent the day looking for the book.

   Synonym: procurar

4. (slang, transitive) to pick up (start a short romantic relationship with)

   Ele catou duas minas na festa. ― He picked up two chicks at the party.

   Synonym: pegar

5. (transitive) to clean something by removing defective elements one by one

   Cate o feijão antes de cozinhá-lo. ― Remove the rotten beans before cooking them.

   Synonym: selecionar

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Related terms

• acatar

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

catar m (plural catares)

1. a train of camels

   Synonym: cáfila

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

catar m (plural catares)

1. (very rare) Alternative form of cátaro

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō (“snatch”). Doublet of captar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɾ/ [kaˈt̪aɾ]
• IPA^(key): [kaˈtaɾ]

Verb

1. to taste (wine)
2. to sample (an appetizer)
3. to examine, look at

Derived terms

• catalejo

Related terms

• acatar

Anagrams

• carta
• traca

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō (“snatch”).

Verb

catar

1. (transitive) To find

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of catar (first conjugation)

infinitive	catar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		catando
past participle		catà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	cato	(te) cati	(el/ła) cata	catémo, catòn	caté	(i/łe) cata
imperfect	catava	(te) catavi	(el/ła) catava	catàvimo	catavi	(i/łe) catava
future	catarò	(te) catarè	(el/ła) catarà	catarémo	catarè	(i/łe) catarà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	catarìa	(te) catarisi	(el/ła) catarìa	catarìsimo	catarisi	(i/łe) catarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	cate, cata	(te) cati	(el/ła) cate, (el/ła) cata	catémo, catone	caté	(i/łe) cate, (i/łe) cata
imperfect	catase	(te) catasi	(el/ła) catase	catàsimo	catasi	(i/łe) catase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) cata	(el/ła) cata, (el/ła) cate	catémo	caté	(i/łe) cata, (i/łe) cate

Related terms

• catarse