dominar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dominō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [du.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [do.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [do.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

dominar (first-person singular present domino, first-person singular preterite dominí, past participle dominat)

1. to dominate

Related terms

• dominació
• dominant

Further reading

• “dominar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dominar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dominar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dominar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *domināre, present infinitive of Vulgar Latin *dominō, from Latin domināri, present active infinitive of dominor (“I am master, I dominate”).

Verb

1. (intransitive) to dominate; to predominate

   A indústria automobilística alemã domina mundialmente.

   The German car industry dominates worldwide.

2. (transitive) to dominate; to control
3. (transitive) to master (to learn to a high degree of proficiency)

   Gostaria de dominar o inglês.

   I'd like to master English.

4. (transitive) to rule
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to control oneself; to restrain oneself

Related terms

• dominação
• dominante

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dominō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /domiˈnaɾ/ [d̪o.miˈnaɾ]

Verb

1. to dominate

Related terms

• dominación
• dominante
• dominio