emboçar

See also: embocar

Catalan

Etymology

From em- +‎ boç +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əm.buˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əm.boˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [em.boˈsaɾ]
• Homophone: embossar

Verb

emboçar (first-person singular present emboço, first-person singular preterite embocí, past participle emboçat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to muzzle
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to muffle (up)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of emboçar (first conjugation, ç-c alternation)

infinitive			emboçar
gerund			emboçant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		emboçat		emboçada
		plural		emboçats		emboçades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	emboço	emboces	emboça	embocem	emboceu	embocen
	imperfect	emboçava	emboçaves	emboçava	emboçàvem	emboçàveu	emboçaven
	future	emboçaré	emboçaràs	emboçarà	emboçarem	emboçareu	emboçaran
	preterite	embocí	emboçares	emboçà	emboçàrem	emboçàreu	emboçaren
	conditional	emboçaria	emboçaries	emboçaria	emboçaríem	emboçaríeu	emboçarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	emboci	embocis	emboci	embocem	emboceu	embocin
	imperfect	embocés	embocessis	embocés	embocéssim	embocéssiu	embocessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	emboça	emboci	embocem	emboceu	embocin
	negative (no)	—	no embocis	no emboci	no embocem	no emboceu	no embocin

Derived terms

• desemboçar
• emboç

Further reading

• “emboçar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.