galopar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French galoper, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run, leap, spring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ɡə.luˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡə.loˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡa.loˈpaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ɡa.loˈpa]

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

galopar (first-person singular present galopo, first-person singular preterite galopí, past participle galopat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/

1. (intransitive) to gallop

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of galopar (first conjugation)

infinitive			galopar
gerund			galopant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		galopat		galopada
		plural		galopats		galopades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	galopo	galopes	galopa	galopem	galopeu	galopen
	imperfect	galopava	galopaves	galopava	galopàvem	galopàveu	galopaven
	future	galoparé	galoparàs	galoparà	galoparem	galopareu	galoparan
	preterite	galopí	galopares	galopà	galopàrem	galopàreu	galoparen
	conditional	galoparia	galoparies	galoparia	galoparíem	galoparíeu	galoparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	galopi	galopis	galopi	galopem	galopeu	galopin
	imperfect	galopés	galopessis	galopés	galopéssim	galopéssiu	galopessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	galopa	galopi	galopem	galopeu	galopin
	negative (no)	—	no galopis	no galopi	no galopem	no galopeu	no galopin

Derived terms

• galop
• galopada

Further reading

• “galopar”, 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
• “galopar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “galopar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “galopar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Alternative forms

• galoupar

Etymology

From Old French galoper, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run, leap, spring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaloˈpaɾ/

Verb

galopar (first-person singular present galopo, first-person singular preterite galopei, past participle galopado)

1. (intransitive, of a horse) to gallop
   • 1409, José Luis Tomé Pensado, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 67:

     trotando ou gallopando

     trotting or galloping

2. (intransitive) to ride a galloping mount

Conjugation

    Conjugation of galopar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	galopar
Personal	galopar	galopares	galopar	galoparmos	galopardes	galoparen
Gerund
	galopando
Past participle
Masculine	galopado			galopados
Feminine	galopada			galopadas
Indicative
Present	galopo	galopas	galopa	galopamos	galopades	galopan
Imperfect	galopaba	galopabas	galopaba	galopabamos	galopabades	galopaban
Preterite	galopei	galopaches	galopou	galopamos	galopastes	galoparon
Pluperfect	galopara	galoparas	galopara	galoparamos	galoparades	galoparan
Future	galoparei	galoparás	galopará	galoparemos	galoparedes	galoparán
Conditional	galoparía	galoparías	galoparía	galopariamos	galopariades	galoparían
Subjunctive
Present	galope	galopes	galope	galopemos	galopedes	galopen
Imperfect	galopase	galopases	galopase	galopásemos	galopásedes	galopasen
Future	galopar	galopares	galopar	galoparmos	galopardes	galoparen
Imperative
Affirmative		galopa	galope	galopemos	galopade	galopen
Negative (non)		non galopes	non galope	non galopemos	non galopedes	non galopen

    Reintegrated conjugation of galopar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	galopar
Personal	galopar	galopares	galopar	galoparmos	galopardes	galoparem
Gerund
	galopando
Past participle
Masculine	galopado			galopados
Feminine	galopada			galopadas
Indicative
Present	galopo	galopas	galopa	galopamos	galopades, galopais	galopam
Imperfect	galopava	galopavas	galopava	galopávamos	galopávades, galopáveis, galopávais1	galopavam
Preterite	galopei	galopaste, galopache1	galopou	galopamos	galopastes	galopárom, galoparam
Pluperfect	galopara	galoparas	galopara	galopáramos	galopárades, galopáreis, galopárais1	galoparam
Future	galoparei	galoparás	galopará	galoparemos	galoparedes, galopareis	galoparám, galoparão
Conditional	galoparia	galoparias	galoparia	galoparíamos	galoparíades, galoparíeis, galoparíais1	galopariam
Subjunctive
Present	galope	galopes	galope	galopemos	galopedes, galopeis	galopem
Imperfect	galopasse	galopasses	galopasse	galopássemos	galopássedes, galopásseis	galopassem
Future	galopar	galopares	galopar	galoparmos	galopardes	galoparem
Imperative
Affirmative		galopa	galope	galopemos	galopade, galopai	galopem
Negative (nom)		nom galopes	nom galope	nom galopemos	nom galopedes, nom galopeis	nom galopem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• galope

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “galopar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “galopar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “galopar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “galopar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “galopar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “galopar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English gallop, French galoper, German galoppieren, Italian galoppare, Russian галопировать (galopirovatʹ), Spanish galopar.

Verb

galopar (present tense galopas, past tense galopis, future tense galopos, imperative galopez, conditional galopus)

1. (intransitive) to gallop (ride at a galloping pace)

Conjugation

Conjugation of galopar

		present		past		future
infinitive		galopar		galopir		galopor
tense		galopas		galopis		galopos
conditional		galopus		—		—
imperative		galopez		—		—
adjective active participle		galopanta		galopinta		galoponta
adverbial active participle		galopante		galopinte		galoponte
nominal active participle	singular	galopanto		galopinto		galoponto
	plural	galopanti		galopinti		galoponti

Derived terms

• galopigar (“to cause to gallop”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.loˈpa(ʁ)/ [ɡa.loˈpa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.luˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.luˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.luˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ga‧lo‧par

Verb

galopar (first-person singular present galopo, first-person singular preterite galopei, past participle galopado)

1. to gallop (to ride at a galloping pace)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of galopar (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	galopar
Personal	galopar	galopares	galopar	galoparmos	galopardes	galoparem
Gerund
	galopando
Past participle
Masculine	galopado			galopados
Feminine	galopada			galopadas
Indicative
Present	galopo	galopas	galopa	galopamos	galopais	galopam
Imperfect	galopava	galopavas	galopava	galopávamos	galopáveis	galopavam
Preterite	galopei	galopaste	galopou	galopamos1, galopámos2	galopastes	galoparam
Pluperfect	galopara	galoparas	galopara	galopáramos	galopáreis	galoparam
Future	galoparei	galoparás	galopará	galoparemos	galopareis	galoparão
Conditional	galoparia	galoparias	galoparia	galoparíamos	galoparíeis	galopariam
Subjunctive
Present	galope	galopes	galope	galopemos	galopeis	galopem
Imperfect	galopasse	galopasses	galopasse	galopássemos	galopásseis	galopassem
Future	galopar	galopares	galopar	galoparmos	galopardes	galoparem
Imperative
Affirmative		galopa	galope	galopemos	galopai	galopem
Negative (não)		não galopes	não galope	não galopemos	não galopeis	não galopem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• galopear

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der.

Proto-Germanic *welazder.?

Proto-Germanic *welat?

Proto-Germanic *welader.

Proto-Indo-European *klewb-der.

Proto-Germanic *hlaupanąder.

Old French galoperbor.

Spanish galopar

Borrowed from Old French galoper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaloˈpaɾ/ [ɡa.loˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ga‧lo‧par

Verb

galopar (first-person singular present galopo, first-person singular preterite galopé, past participle galopado)

1. (intransitive) to gallop

Conjugation

    Conjugation of galopar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			galopar
gerund			galopando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		galopado		galopada
		plural		galopados		galopadas
		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	galopo	galopastú galopásvos	galopa	galopamos	galopáis	galopan
	imperfect	galopaba	galopabas	galopaba	galopábamos	galopabais	galopaban
	preterite	galopé	galopaste	galopó	galopamos	galopasteis	galoparon
	future	galoparé	galoparás	galopará	galoparemos	galoparéis	galoparán
	conditional	galoparía	galoparías	galoparía	galoparíamos	galoparíais	galoparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	galope	galopestú galopésvos2	galope	galopemos	galopéis	galopen
	imperfect (ra)	galopara	galoparas	galopara	galopáramos	galoparais	galoparan
	imperfect (se)	galopase	galopases	galopase	galopásemos	galopaseis	galopasen
	future1	galopare	galopares	galopare	galopáremos	galopareis	galoparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		galopatú galopávos	galope	galopemos	galopad	galopen
	negative		no galopes	no galope	no galopemos	no galopéis	no galopen

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

Derived terms

• galopante
• galope

Further reading

• “galopar”, 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