empinar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ pi +‎ -ar, literally, to make oneself like a pine (i.e. tall and erect).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.piˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.piˈnaɾ]
• Homophone: empinà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empiní, past participle empinat)

1. (transitive) to lift, to raise

   empinar el colze ― to raise the wrist (i.e. drink heavily)

2. (promininal) to stand up, to stand on tiptoes

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empinar (first conjugation)

infinitive			empinar
gerund			empinant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		empinat		empinada
		plural		empinats		empinades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	empino	empines	empina	empinem	empineu	empinen
	imperfect	empinava	empinaves	empinava	empinàvem	empinàveu	empinaven
	future	empinaré	empinaràs	empinarà	empinarem	empinareu	empinaran
	preterite	empiní	empinares	empinà	empinàrem	empinàreu	empinaren
	conditional	empinaria	empinaries	empinaria	empinaríem	empinaríeu	empinarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	empini	empinis	empini	empinem	empineu	empinin
	imperfect	empinés	empinessis	empinés	empinéssim	empinéssiu	empinessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	empina	empini	empinem	empineu	empinin
	negative (no)	—	no empinis	no empini	no empinem	no empineu	no empinin

Synonyms

• (stand erect): alzinar
• (stand on tiptoes): posar-se de puntetes

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.piˈna(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.piˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.piˈna(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.piˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈna(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.piˈna(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.piˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈna(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.piˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.piˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.piˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: em‧pi‧nar

Verb

empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empinei, past participle empinado)

1. (transitive) to pitch upwards, to tilt something so that its front extremity points higher than standardly
   1. (transitive) to wheelie; to perform a wheelie with (a bicycle, a motorcycle, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empinar (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	empinar
Personal	empinar	empinares	empinar	empinarmos	empinardes	empinarem
Gerund
	empinando
Past participle
Masculine	empinado			empinados
Feminine	empinada			empinadas
Indicative
Present	empino	empinas	empina	empinamos	empinais	empinam
Imperfect	empinava	empinavas	empinava	empinávamos	empináveis	empinavam
Preterite	empinei	empinaste	empinou	empinamos1, empinámos2	empinastes	empinaram
Pluperfect	empinara	empinaras	empinara	empináramos	empináreis	empinaram
Future	empinarei	empinarás	empinará	empinaremos	empinareis	empinarão
Conditional	empinaria	empinarias	empinaria	empinaríamos	empinaríeis	empinariam
Subjunctive
Present	empine	empines	empine	empinemos	empineis	empinem
Imperfect	empinasse	empinasses	empinasse	empinássemos	empinásseis	empinassem
Future	empinar	empinares	empinar	empinarmos	empinardes	empinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empina	empine	empinemos	empinai	empinem
Negative (não)		não empines	não empine	não empinemos	não empineis	não empinem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• pinar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ pino (“straight, right, upright”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empiˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.piˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧pi‧nar

Verb

empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empiné, past participle empinado)

1. (transitive) to lift
2. (transitive) to erect
3. (transitive) to set upright
4. (transitive) to incline and lift (a drinking container) in order to drink.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			empinar
gerund			empinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		empinado		empinada
		plural		empinados		empinadas
		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	empino	empinastú empinásvos	empina	empinamos	empináis	empinan
	imperfect	empinaba	empinabas	empinaba	empinábamos	empinabais	empinaban
	preterite	empiné	empinaste	empinó	empinamos	empinasteis	empinaron
	future	empinaré	empinarás	empinará	empinaremos	empinaréis	empinarán
	conditional	empinaría	empinarías	empinaría	empinaríamos	empinaríais	empinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	empine	empinestú empinésvos2	empine	empinemos	empinéis	empinen
	imperfect (ra)	empinara	empinaras	empinara	empináramos	empinarais	empinaran
	imperfect (se)	empinase	empinases	empinase	empinásemos	empinaseis	empinasen
	future1	empinare	empinares	empinare	empináremos	empinareis	empinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		empinatú empinávos	empine	empinemos	empinad	empinen
	negative		no empines	no empine	no empinemos	no empinéis	no empinen

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

    Selected combined forms of empinar

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 empinar	dative	empinarme	empinarte	empinarle, empinarse	empinarnos	empinaros	empinarles, empinarse
	accusative	empinarme	empinarte	empinarlo, empinarla, empinarse	empinarnos	empinaros	empinarlos, empinarlas, empinarse
with gerund empinando	dative	empinándome	empinándote	empinándole, empinándose	empinándonos	empinándoos	empinándoles, empinándose
	accusative	empinándome	empinándote	empinándolo, empinándola, empinándose	empinándonos	empinándoos	empinándolos, empinándolas, empinándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative empina	dative	empíname	empínate	empínale	empínanos	not used	empínales
	accusative	empíname	empínate	empínalo, empínala	empínanos	not used	empínalos, empínalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative empiná	dative	empiname	empinate	empinale	empinanos	not used	empinales
	accusative	empiname	empinate	empinalo, empinala	empinanos	not used	empinalos, empinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative empine	dative	empíneme	not used	empínele, empínese	empínenos	not used	empíneles
	accusative	empíneme	not used	empínelo, empínela, empínese	empínenos	not used	empínelos, empínelas
with first-person plural imperative empinemos	dative	not used	empinémoste	empinémosle	empinémonos	empinémoos	empinémosles
	accusative	not used	empinémoste	empinémoslo, empinémosla	empinémonos	empinémoos	empinémoslos, empinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative empinad	dative	empinadme	not used	empinadle	empinadnos	empinaos	empinadles
	accusative	empinadme	not used	empinadlo, empinadla	empinadnos	empinaos	empinadlos, empinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative empinen	dative	empínenme	not used	empínenle	empínennos	not used	empínenles, empínense
	accusative	empínenme	not used	empínenlo, empínenla	empínennos	not used	empínenlos, empínenlas, empínense

Derived terms

• empinar el codo

Related terms

• empinado
• pino

Further reading

• “empinar”, 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