clamar

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin clāmāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaˈma(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: cla‧mar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

clamar

1. to call

Conjugation

Conjugation of clamar (first conjugation)

infinitive			clamar
gerund			clamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		clamau, clamato		clamada, clamata
		plural		clamaus, clamatos		clamadas, clamatas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	clamo	clamas	clama	clamamos	clamaz	claman
	imperfect	clamaba, clamabe	clamabas	clamaba	clamabanos	clamabaz	clamaban
	preterite	clamé	clamés	clamó	clamemos	clamez	clamoron, clamón
	future	clamaré	clamarás	clamará	clamaremos	clamarez	clamarán
	conditional	clamaría	clamarías	clamaría	clamaríanos	clamaríaz	clamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	clame	clames	clame	clamemos	clamez	clamen
	imperfect	clamase	clamases	clamase	clamasenos	clamasez	clamasen
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vusatros vusatras	—
		—	clama	—	—	clamaz	—

References

• “clamar”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clāmāre (compare Occitan clamar, French clamer, Spanish llamar). Cognate with English claim and clamor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kləˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [klaˈmaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [klaˈma]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Homophone: clamà

Verb

clamar (first-person singular present clamo, first-person singular preterite clamí, past participle clamat)

1. to call by shouts
2. to call out

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of clamar (first conjugation)

infinitive			clamar
gerund			clamant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		clamat		clamada
		plural		clamats		clamades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	clamo	clames	clama	clamem	clameu	clamen
	imperfect	clamava	clamaves	clamava	clamàvem	clamàveu	clamaven
	future	clamaré	clamaràs	clamarà	clamarem	clamareu	clamaran
	preterite	clamí	clamares	clamà	clamàrem	clamàreu	clamaren
	conditional	clamaria	clamaries	clamaria	clamaríem	clamaríeu	clamarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	clami	clamis	clami	clamem	clameu	clamin
	imperfect	clamés	clamessis	clamés	claméssim	claméssiu	clamessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	clama	clami	clamem	clameu	clamin
	negative (no)	—	no clamis	no clami	no clamem	no clameu	no clamin

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “clamar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāmāre. Doublet of chamar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaˈmaɾ/ [klaˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: cla‧mar

Verb

clamar (first-person singular present clamo, first-person singular preterite clamei, past participle clamado)

1. (transitive) to call out for
2. (intransitive) to shout

Conjugation

    Conjugation of clamar

	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	clamar
Personal	clamar	clamares	clamar	clamarmos	clamardes	clamaren
Gerund
	clamando
Past participle
Masculine	clamado			clamados
Feminine	clamada			clamadas
Indicative
Present	clamo	clamas	clama	clamamos	clamades	claman
Imperfect	clamaba	clamabas	clamaba	clamabamos	clamabades	clamaban
Preterite	clamei	clamaches	clamou	clamamos	clamastes	clamaron
Pluperfect	clamara	clamaras	clamara	clamaramos	clamarades	clamaran
Future	clamarei	clamarás	clamará	clamaremos	clamaredes	clamarán
Conditional	clamaría	clamarías	clamaría	clamariamos	clamariades	clamarían
Subjunctive
Present	clame	clames	clame	clamemos	clamedes	clamen
Imperfect	clamase	clamases	clamase	clamásemos	clamásedes	clamasen
Future	clamar	clamares	clamar	clamarmos	clamardes	clamaren
Imperative
Affirmative		clama	clame	clamemos	clamade	clamen
Negative (non)		non clames	non clame	non clamemos	non clamedes	non clamen

    Reintegrated conjugation of clamar (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	clamar
Personal	clamar	clamares	clamar	clamarmos	clamardes	clamarem
Gerund
	clamando
Past participle
Masculine	clamado			clamados
Feminine	clamada			clamadas
Indicative
Present	clamo	clamas	clama	clamamos	clamades, clamais	clamam
Imperfect	clamava	clamavas	clamava	clamávamos	clamávades, clamáveis, clamávais1	clamavam
Preterite	clamei	clamaste, clamache1	clamou	clamamos	clamastes	clamárom, clamaram
Pluperfect	clamara	clamaras	clamara	clamáramos	clamárades, clamáreis, clamárais1	clamaram
Future	clamarei	clamarás	clamará	clamaremos	clamaredes, clamareis	clamarám, clamarão
Conditional	clamaria	clamarias	clamaria	clamaríamos	clamaríades, clamaríeis, clamaríais1	clamariam
Subjunctive
Present	clame	clames	clame	clamemos	clamedes, clameis	clamem
Imperfect	clamasse	clamasses	clamasse	clamássemos	clamássedes, clamásseis	clamassem
Future	clamar	clamares	clamar	clamarmos	clamardes	clamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		clama	clame	clamemos	clamade, clamai	clamem
Negative (nom)		nom clames	nom clame	nom clamemos	nom clamedes, nom clameis	nom clamem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “clamar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “clamar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “clamar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “clamar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cramar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāmāre. Doublet of chamar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /klaˈma(ʁ)/ [klaˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /klaˈma(ʁ)/ [klaˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /klaˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /klaˈma(ʁ)/ [klaˈma(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /klaˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /klɐˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /klɐˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /klɐˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: cla‧mar

Verb

clamar (first-person singular present clamo, first-person singular preterite clamei, past participle clamado)

1. (chiefly poetic) to shout

   Synonyms: bradar, gritar

2. to protest vehemently

   Synonym: protestar

3. to implore

   Synonyms: implorar, rogar, suplicar

4. to demand

   Synonym: exigir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of clamar (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	clamar
Personal	clamar	clamares	clamar	clamarmos	clamardes	clamarem
Gerund
	clamando
Past participle
Masculine	clamado			clamados
Feminine	clamada			clamadas
Indicative
Present	clamo	clamas	clama	clamamos	clamais	clamam
Imperfect	clamava	clamavas	clamava	clamávamos	clamáveis	clamavam
Preterite	clamei	clamaste	clamou	clamamos1, clamámos2	clamastes	clamaram
Pluperfect	clamara	clamaras	clamara	clamáramos	clamáreis	clamaram
Future	clamarei	clamarás	clamará	clamaremos	clamareis	clamarão
Conditional	clamaria	clamarias	clamaria	clamaríamos	clamaríeis	clamariam
Subjunctive
Present	clame	clames	clame	clamemos	clameis	clamem
Imperfect	clamasse	clamasses	clamasse	clamássemos	clamásseis	clamassem
Future	clamar	clamares	clamar	clamarmos	clamardes	clamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		clama	clame	clamemos	clamai	clamem
Negative (não)		não clames	não clame	não clamemos	não clameis	não clamem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:clamar.

Further reading

• “clamar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “clamar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romansh

Alternative forms

• clamer (Puter)
• clomar (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin clāmāre.

Verb

clamar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to call

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāmāre. Compare the inherited llamar, cognate with English claim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaˈmaɾ/ [klaˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cla‧mar

Verb

clamar (first-person singular present clamo, first-person singular preterite clamé, past participle clamado)

1. to call out for

   Synonyms: desafiar, retar

2. to ask vehemently (for something)
3. (archaic) to shout

   Synonym: gritar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of clamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			clamar
gerund			clamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		clamado		clamada
		plural		clamados		clamadas
		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	clamo	clamastú clamásvos	clama	clamamos	clamáis	claman
	imperfect	clamaba	clamabas	clamaba	clamábamos	clamabais	clamaban
	preterite	clamé	clamaste	clamó	clamamos	clamasteis	clamaron
	future	clamaré	clamarás	clamará	clamaremos	clamaréis	clamarán
	conditional	clamaría	clamarías	clamaría	clamaríamos	clamaríais	clamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	clame	clamestú clamésvos2	clame	clamemos	claméis	clamen
	imperfect (ra)	clamara	clamaras	clamara	clamáramos	clamarais	clamaran
	imperfect (se)	clamase	clamases	clamase	clamásemos	clamaseis	clamasen
	future1	clamare	clamares	clamare	clamáremos	clamareis	clamaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		clamatú clamávos	clame	clamemos	clamad	clamen
	negative		no clames	no clame	no clamemos	no claméis	no clamen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of clamar

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 clamar	dative	clamarme	clamarte	clamarle, clamarse	clamarnos	clamaros	clamarles, clamarse
	accusative	clamarme	clamarte	clamarlo, clamarla, clamarse	clamarnos	clamaros	clamarlos, clamarlas, clamarse
with gerund clamando	dative	clamándome	clamándote	clamándole, clamándose	clamándonos	clamándoos	clamándoles, clamándose
	accusative	clamándome	clamándote	clamándolo, clamándola, clamándose	clamándonos	clamándoos	clamándolos, clamándolas, clamándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative clama	dative	clámame	clámate	clámale	clámanos	not used	clámales
	accusative	clámame	clámate	clámalo, clámala	clámanos	not used	clámalos, clámalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative clamá	dative	clamame	clamate	clamale	clamanos	not used	clamales
	accusative	clamame	clamate	clamalo, clamala	clamanos	not used	clamalos, clamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative clame	dative	clámeme	not used	clámele, clámese	clámenos	not used	clámeles
	accusative	clámeme	not used	clámelo, clámela, clámese	clámenos	not used	clámelos, clámelas
with first-person plural imperative clamemos	dative	not used	clamémoste	clamémosle	clamémonos	clamémoos	clamémosles
	accusative	not used	clamémoste	clamémoslo, clamémosla	clamémonos	clamémoos	clamémoslos, clamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative clamad	dative	clamadme	not used	clamadle	clamadnos	clamaos	clamadles
	accusative	clamadme	not used	clamadlo, clamadla	clamadnos	clamaos	clamadlos, clamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative clamen	dative	clámenme	not used	clámenle	clámennos	not used	clámenles, clámense
	accusative	clámenme	not used	clámenlo, clámenla	clámennos	not used	clámenlos, clámenlas, clámense

Derived terms

• clamar a Dios
• clamar al cielo
• clamar en el desierto

Further reading

• “clamar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025