denotar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēnotāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.nuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.noˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.noˈtaɾ]

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Verb

denotar (first-person singular present denoto, first-person singular preterite denotí, past participle denotat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to denote

Conjugation

    Conjugation of denotar (first conjugation)

infinitive			denotar
gerund			denotant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		denotat		denotada
		plural		denotats		denotades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	denoto	denotes	denota	denotem	denoteu	denoten
	imperfect	denotava	denotaves	denotava	denotàvem	denotàveu	denotaven
	future	denotaré	denotaràs	denotarà	denotarem	denotareu	denotaran
	preterite	denotí	denotares	denotà	denotàrem	denotàreu	denotaren
	conditional	denotaria	denotaries	denotaria	denotaríem	denotaríeu	denotarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	denoti	denotis	denoti	denotem	denoteu	denotin
	imperfect	denotés	denotessis	denotés	denotéssim	denotéssiu	denotessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	denota	denoti	denotem	denoteu	denotin
	negative (no)	—	no denotis	no denoti	no denotem	no denoteu	no denotin

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “denotar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “denotar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “denotar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “denotar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēnotāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.noˈta(ʁ)/ [de.noˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.nuˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.nuˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.nuˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧no‧tar

Verb

denotar (first-person singular present denoto, first-person singular preterite denotei, past participle denotado)

1. (transitive) to denote, mean

Conjugation

    Conjugation of denotar (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	denotar
Personal	denotar	denotares	denotar	denotarmos	denotardes	denotarem
Gerund
	denotando
Past participle
Masculine	denotado			denotados
Feminine	denotada			denotadas
Indicative
Present	denoto	denotas	denota	denotamos	denotais	denotam
Imperfect	denotava	denotavas	denotava	denotávamos	denotáveis	denotavam
Preterite	denotei	denotaste	denotou	denotamos1, denotámos2	denotastes	denotaram
Pluperfect	denotara	denotaras	denotara	denotáramos	denotáreis	denotaram
Future	denotarei	denotarás	denotará	denotaremos	denotareis	denotarão
Conditional	denotaria	denotarias	denotaria	denotaríamos	denotaríeis	denotariam
Subjunctive
Present	denote	denotes	denote	denotemos	denoteis	denotem
Imperfect	denotasse	denotasses	denotasse	denotássemos	denotásseis	denotassem
Future	denotar	denotares	denotar	denotarmos	denotardes	denotarem
Imperative
Affirmative		denota	denote	denotemos	denotai	denotem
Negative (não)		não denotes	não denote	não denotemos	não denoteis	não denotem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “denotar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “denotar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “denotar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “denotar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “denotar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “denotar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēnotāre. Doublet of denodarse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /denoˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.noˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧no‧tar

Verb

denotar (first-person singular present denoto, first-person singular preterite denoté, past participle denotado)

1. (transitive) to show
2. (transitive, linguistics) to denote

Conjugation

    Conjugation of denotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			denotar
gerund			denotando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		denotado		denotada
		plural		denotados		denotadas
		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	denoto	denotastú denotásvos	denota	denotamos	denotáis	denotan
	imperfect	denotaba	denotabas	denotaba	denotábamos	denotabais	denotaban
	preterite	denoté	denotaste	denotó	denotamos	denotasteis	denotaron
	future	denotaré	denotarás	denotará	denotaremos	denotaréis	denotarán
	conditional	denotaría	denotarías	denotaría	denotaríamos	denotaríais	denotarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	denote	denotestú denotésvos2	denote	denotemos	denotéis	denoten
	imperfect (ra)	denotara	denotaras	denotara	denotáramos	denotarais	denotaran
	imperfect (se)	denotase	denotases	denotase	denotásemos	denotaseis	denotasen
	future1	denotare	denotares	denotare	denotáremos	denotareis	denotaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		denotatú denotávos	denote	denotemos	denotad	denoten
	negative		no denotes	no denote	no denotemos	no denotéis	no denoten

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

    Selected combined forms of denotar

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 denotar	dative	denotarme	denotarte	denotarle, denotarse	denotarnos	denotaros	denotarles, denotarse
	accusative	denotarme	denotarte	denotarlo, denotarla, denotarse	denotarnos	denotaros	denotarlos, denotarlas, denotarse
with gerund denotando	dative	denotándome	denotándote	denotándole, denotándose	denotándonos	denotándoos	denotándoles, denotándose
	accusative	denotándome	denotándote	denotándolo, denotándola, denotándose	denotándonos	denotándoos	denotándolos, denotándolas, denotándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative denota	dative	denótame	denótate	denótale	denótanos	not used	denótales
	accusative	denótame	denótate	denótalo, denótala	denótanos	not used	denótalos, denótalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative denotá	dative	denotame	denotate	denotale	denotanos	not used	denotales
	accusative	denotame	denotate	denotalo, denotala	denotanos	not used	denotalos, denotalas
with formal second-person singular imperative denote	dative	denóteme	not used	denótele, denótese	denótenos	not used	denóteles
	accusative	denóteme	not used	denótelo, denótela, denótese	denótenos	not used	denótelos, denótelas
with first-person plural imperative denotemos	dative	not used	denotémoste	denotémosle	denotémonos	denotémoos	denotémosles
	accusative	not used	denotémoste	denotémoslo, denotémosla	denotémonos	denotémoos	denotémoslos, denotémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative denotad	dative	denotadme	not used	denotadle	denotadnos	denotaos	denotadles
	accusative	denotadme	not used	denotadlo, denotadla	denotadnos	denotaos	denotadlos, denotadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative denoten	dative	denótenme	not used	denótenle	denótennos	not used	denótenles, denótense
	accusative	denótenme	not used	denótenlo, denótenla	denótennos	not used	denótenlos, denótenlas, denótense

Further reading

• “denotar”, 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