escobar

See also: Escobar

Aragonese

Etymology

From Late Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpae (“broom, besom”).

Verb

escobar

1. (transitive) to sweep

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “escobar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpae (“broom, besom”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

escobar

1. to sweep (clean by sweeping)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		escobar			aver escobat
gerund		escobant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escobat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escobi	escobas	escoba	escobam	escobatz	escoban
	imperfect	escobavi	escobavas	escobava	escobàvem	escobàvetz	escobavan
	preterite	escobèri	escobères	escobèt	escobèrem	escobèretz	escobèron
	future	escobarai	escobaràs	escobarà	escobarem	escobaretz	escobaràn
	conditional	escobariái	escobariás	escobariá	escobariam	escobariatz	escobarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escobèra	escobèras	escobèra	escoberam	escoberatz	escobèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escobe	escobes	escobe	escobem	escobetz	escoben
	imperfect	escobèssi	escobèsses	escobèsse	escobèssem	escobèssetz	escobèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escoba		escobem	escobatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		escobar			aver escobat
gerund		escobant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escobat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escobe	escobes	escoba	escobam	escobatz	escobon
	imperfect	escobave	escobaves	escobava	escobaviam	escobaviatz	escobavon
	preterite	escobere	escoberes	escobet	escobem	escobetz	escoberon
	future	escobarai	escobaràs	escobará	escobarem	escobaretz	escobarán
	conditional	escobariá	escobariás	escobariá	escobariam	escobariatz	escobarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escobèra	escobèras	escobèra	escoberam	escoberatz	escobèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escobe	escobes	escobe	escobassiam	escobassiatz	escobon
	imperfect	escobesse	escobesses	escobesse	escobessiam	escobessiatz	escobesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escoba		escobassiam	escobatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		escobar			aver escobat
gerund		escobant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escobat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escobi	escobas	escoba	escobam	escobatz	escoban
	imperfect	escobavi	escobavas	escobava	escobàvam	escobàvatz	escobavan
	preterite	escobèi	escobès	escobè	escobèm	escobètz	escobèn
	future	escobarèi	escobaràs	escobarà	escobaram	escobaratz	escobaràn
	conditional	escobarí	escobarés	escobaré	escobarem	escobaretz	escobarén
	conditional 2nd form1	escobèra	escobèras	escobèra	escoberam	escoberatz	escobèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escobi	escobes	escobe	escobem	escobetz	escoben
	imperfect	escobèssi	escobèsses	escobèsse	escobèssem	escobèssetz	escobèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escoba		escobem	escobatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		escobar			aver escobat
gerund		escobant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escobat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escobe	escobas	escoba	escobam	escobatz	escoban
	imperfect	escobava	escobavas	escobava	escobàvam	escobàvatz	escobavan
	preterite	escobei	escoberas	escobet	escobèram	escobèratz	escoberan
	future	escobarai	escobaràs	escobará	escobarem	escobaretz	escobarán
	conditional	escobariá	escobariàs	escobariá	escobariam	escobariatz	escobarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escobèra	escobèras	escobèra	escoberam	escoberatz	escobèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escobe	escobes	escobe	escobem	escobetz	escoben
	imperfect	escobèsse	escobèsses	escobèsse	escobèssem	escobèssetz	escobèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escoba		escobem	escobatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		escobar			aver escobat
gerund		escobant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escobat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escobe	escobes	escoba	escobam	escobatz	escoban
	imperfect	escobavi	escobavas	escobava	escobàvem	escobàvetz	escobavan
	preterite	escobère	escobères	escobèt	escoberiam	escoberiatz	escobèron
	future	escobarai	escobaràs	escobarà	escobarem	escobaretz	escobaràn
	conditional	escobariáu	escobariás	escobariá	escobariam	escobariatz	escobarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escobèra	escobèras	escobèra	escoberam	escoberatz	escobèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escobe	escobes	escobe	escobem	escobetz	escoban
	imperfect	escobèsse	escobèsses	escobèsse	escobessiam	escobessiatz	escobèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escoba		escobem	escobatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Synonyms

• balajar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Late Latin scōpāre "I brush, sweep", from Latin scōpae (“broom, besom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoˈbaɾ/ [es.koˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧co‧bar

Verb

escobar (first-person singular present escobo, first-person singular preterite escobé, past participle escobado)

1. to sweep (clean by sweeping)

   Synonym: barrer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escobar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			escobar
gerund			escobando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escobado		escobada
		plural		escobados		escobadas
		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	escobo	escobastú escobásvos	escoba	escobamos	escobáis	escoban
	imperfect	escobaba	escobabas	escobaba	escobábamos	escobabais	escobaban
	preterite	escobé	escobaste	escobó	escobamos	escobasteis	escobaron
	future	escobaré	escobarás	escobará	escobaremos	escobaréis	escobarán
	conditional	escobaría	escobarías	escobaría	escobaríamos	escobaríais	escobarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escobe	escobestú escobésvos2	escobe	escobemos	escobéis	escoben
	imperfect (ra)	escobara	escobaras	escobara	escobáramos	escobarais	escobaran
	imperfect (se)	escobase	escobases	escobase	escobásemos	escobaseis	escobasen
	future1	escobare	escobares	escobare	escobáremos	escobareis	escobaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		escobatú escobávos	escobe	escobemos	escobad	escoben
	negative		no escobes	no escobe	no escobemos	no escobéis	no escoben

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

Related terms

• escoba

Further reading

• “escobar”, 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