guarnecer

Asturian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾneˈθeɾ/ [ɡwaɾ.neˈθeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: guar‧ne‧cer

Verb

guarnecer

1. to garnish

   Synonym: guarnir

Conjugation

Conjugation of guarnecer

infinitive		guarnecer
gerundive		guarneciendo
participle		m guarnecíu, f guarnecida, n guarnecío, m pl guarnecíos, f pl guarnecíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	guarnezo	guarneces	guarnez	guarnecemos	guarnecéis	guarnecen
	imperfect	guarnecía	guarnecíes	guarnecía	guarnecíemos	guarnecíeis	guarnecíen
	preterite	guarnecí	guarneciesti	guarneció	guarneciemos	guarneciestis	guarnecieron
	pluperfect	guarneciere	guarnecieres	guarneciere	guarneciéremos	guarneciereis	guarnecieren
	future	guarneceré	guarnecerás	guarnecerá	guarneceremos	guarneceréis	guarnecerán
	conditional	guarnecería	guarneceríes	guarnecería	guarneceríemos/guarneceríamos	guarneceríeis/guarneceríais	guarneceríen
subjunctive	present	guarneza	guarnezas	guarneza	guarnezamos	guarnezáis	guarnezan
	imperfect	guarneciere	guarnecieres	guarneciere	guarneciéremos	guarneciereis	guarnecieren
imperative			guarnez			guarnecéi

Derived terms

• guarnecimientu

Related terms

• guarnición

Further reading

• “guarnecer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “guarnecer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾneˈθeɾ/ [ɡwaɾ.neˈθeɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɡwaɾneˈθeɾ/ [ɡwaɾ.neˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ħwaɾneˈθeɾ/ [ħwaɾ.neˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada and seseo) /ħwaɾneˈseɾ/ [ħwaɾ.neˈseɾ]

• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: guar‧ne‧cer

Verb

guarnecer (first-person singular present guarnezo, first-person singular preterite guarnecín, past participle guarnecido)
guarnecer (first-person singular present guarneço, first-person singular preterite guarnecim or guarneci, past participle guarnecido, reintegrationist norm)

1. alternative form of gornecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guarnecer (c-z alternation)

	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	guarnecer
Personal	guarnecer	guarneceres	guarnecer	guarnecermos	guarnecerdes	guarneceren
Gerund
	guarnecendo
Past participle
Masculine	guarnecido			guarnecidos
Feminine	guarnecida			guarnecidas
Indicative
Present	guarnezo	guarneces	guarnece	guarnecemos	guarnecedes	guarnecen
Imperfect	guarnecía	guarnecías	guarnecía	guarneciamos	guarneciades	guarnecían
Preterite	guarnecín	guarneciches	guarneceu	guarnecemos	guarnecestes	guarneceron
Pluperfect	guarnecera	guarneceras	guarnecera	guarneceramos	guarnecerades	guarneceran
Future	guarnecerei	guarnecerás	guarnecerá	guarneceremos	guarneceredes	guarnecerán
Conditional	guarnecería	guarnecerías	guarnecería	guarneceriamos	guarneceriades	guarnecerían
Subjunctive
Present	guarneza	guarnezas	guarneza	guarnezamos	guarnezades	guarnezan
Imperfect	guarnecese	guarneceses	guarnecese	guarnecésemos	guarnecésedes	guarnecesen
Future	guarnecer	guarneceres	guarnecer	guarnecermos	guarnecerdes	guarneceren
Imperative
Affirmative		guarnece	guarneza	guarnezamos	guarnecede	guarnezan
Negative (non)		non guarnezas	non guarneza	non guarnezamos	non guarnezades	non guarnezan

    Reintegrated conjugation of guarnecer (c-ç alternation) (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	guarnecer
Personal	guarnecer	guarneceres	guarnecer	guarnecermos	guarnecerdes	guarnecerem
Gerund
	guarnecendo
Past participle
Masculine	guarnecido			guarnecidos
Feminine	guarnecida			guarnecidas
Indicative
Present	guarneço	guarneces	guarnece	guarnecemos	guarnecedes, guarneceis	guarnecem
Imperfect	guarnecia	guarnecias	guarnecia	guarnecíamos	guarnecíades, guarnecíeis, guarnecíais1	guarneciam
Preterite	guarnecim, guarneci	guarneceste, guarneceche1	guarneceu	guarnecemos	guarnecestes	guarnecêrom, guarneceram
Pluperfect	guarnecera	guarneceras	guarnecera	guarnecêramos	guarnecêrades, guarnecêreis, guarnecêrais1	guarneceram
Future	guarnecerei	guarnecerás	guarnecerá	guarneceremos	guarneceredes, guarnecereis	guarnecerám, guarnecerão
Conditional	guarneceria	guarnecerias	guarneceria	guarneceríamos	guarneceríades, guarneceríeis, guarneceríais1	guarneceriam
Subjunctive
Present	guarneça	guarneças	guarneça	guarneçamos	guarneçades, guarneçais	guarneçam
Imperfect	guarnecesse	guarnecesses	guarnecesse	guarnecêssemos	guarnecêssedes, guarnecêsseis	guarnecessem
Future	guarnecer	guarneceres	guarnecer	guarnecermos	guarnecerdes	guarnecerem
Imperative
Affirmative		guarnece	guarneça	guarneçamos	guarnecede, guarnecei	guarneçam
Negative (nom)		nom guarneças	nom guarneça	nom guarneçamos	nom guarneçades, nom guarneçais	nom guarneçam

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “guarnecer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “guarnecer”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From guarnir +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ɡwaɦ.neˈse(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ɡwaɦ.neˈse(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾ.neˈse(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡwaʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ɡwaʁ.neˈse(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɻ.neˈse(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐɾ.nɨˈseɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐɾ.nɨˈseɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐɾ.nɨˈse.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: guar‧ne‧cer

Verb

guarnecer (first-person singular present guarneço, first-person singular preterite guarneci, past participle guarnecido)

1. to garnish
2. to strengthen

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guarnecer (c-ç alternation) (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	guarnecer
Personal	guarnecer	guarneceres	guarnecer	guarnecermos	guarnecerdes	guarnecerem
Gerund
	guarnecendo
Past participle
Masculine	guarnecido			guarnecidos
Feminine	guarnecida			guarnecidas
Indicative
Present	guarneço	guarneces	guarnece	guarnecemos	guarneceis	guarnecem
Imperfect	guarnecia	guarnecias	guarnecia	guarnecíamos	guarnecíeis	guarneciam
Preterite	guarneci	guarneceste	guarneceu	guarnecemos	guarnecestes	guarneceram
Pluperfect	guarnecera	guarneceras	guarnecera	guarnecêramos	guarnecêreis	guarneceram
Future	guarnecerei	guarnecerás	guarnecerá	guarneceremos	guarnecereis	guarnecerão
Conditional	guarneceria	guarnecerias	guarneceria	guarneceríamos	guarneceríeis	guarneceriam
Subjunctive
Present	guarneça	guarneças	guarneça	guarneçamos	guarneçais	guarneçam
Imperfect	guarnecesse	guarnecesses	guarnecesse	guarnecêssemos	guarnecêsseis	guarnecessem
Future	guarnecer	guarneceres	guarnecer	guarnecermos	guarnecerdes	guarnecerem
Imperative
Affirmative		guarnece	guarneça	guarneçamos	guarnecei	guarneçam
Negative (não)		não guarneças	não guarneça	não guarneçamos	não guarneçais	não guarneçam

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From guarnir +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾneˈθeɾ/ [ɡwaɾ.neˈθeɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾneˈseɾ/ [ɡwaɾ.neˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: guar‧ne‧cer

Verb

guarnecer (first-person singular present guarnezco, first-person singular preterite guarnecí, past participle guarnecido)

1. to garnish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guarnecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guarnecer
gerund			guarneciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guarnecido		guarnecida
		plural		guarnecidos		guarnecidas
		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	guarnezco	guarnecestú guarnecésvos	guarnece	guarnecemos	guarnecéis	guarnecen
	imperfect	guarnecía	guarnecías	guarnecía	guarnecíamos	guarnecíais	guarnecían
	preterite	guarnecí	guarneciste	guarneció	guarnecimos	guarnecisteis	guarnecieron
	future	guarneceré	guarnecerás	guarnecerá	guarneceremos	guarneceréis	guarnecerán
	conditional	guarnecería	guarnecerías	guarnecería	guarneceríamos	guarneceríais	guarnecerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guarnezca	guarnezcastú guarnezcásvos2	guarnezca	guarnezcamos	guarnezcáis	guarnezcan
	imperfect (ra)	guarneciera	guarnecieras	guarneciera	guarneciéramos	guarnecierais	guarnecieran
	imperfect (se)	guarneciese	guarnecieses	guarneciese	guarneciésemos	guarnecieseis	guarneciesen
	future1	guarneciere	guarnecieres	guarneciere	guarneciéremos	guarneciereis	guarnecieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guarnecetú guarnecévos	guarnezca	guarnezcamos	guarneced	guarnezcan
	negative		no guarnezcas	no guarnezca	no guarnezcamos	no guarnezcáis	no guarnezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of guarnecer (c-zc alternation)

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 guarnecer	dative	guarnecerme	guarnecerte	guarnecerle, guarnecerse	guarnecernos	guarneceros	guarnecerles, guarnecerse
	accusative	guarnecerme	guarnecerte	guarnecerlo, guarnecerla, guarnecerse	guarnecernos	guarneceros	guarnecerlos, guarnecerlas, guarnecerse
with gerund guarneciendo	dative	guarneciéndome	guarneciéndote	guarneciéndole, guarneciéndose	guarneciéndonos	guarneciéndoos	guarneciéndoles, guarneciéndose
	accusative	guarneciéndome	guarneciéndote	guarneciéndolo, guarneciéndola, guarneciéndose	guarneciéndonos	guarneciéndoos	guarneciéndolos, guarneciéndolas, guarneciéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative guarnece	dative	guarnéceme	guarnécete	guarnécele	guarnécenos	not used	guarnéceles
	accusative	guarnéceme	guarnécete	guarnécelo, guarnécela	guarnécenos	not used	guarnécelos, guarnécelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative guarnecé	dative	guarneceme	guarnecete	guarnecele	guarnecenos	not used	guarneceles
	accusative	guarneceme	guarnecete	guarnecelo, guarnecela	guarnecenos	not used	guarnecelos, guarnecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative guarnezca	dative	guarnézcame	not used	guarnézcale, guarnézcase	guarnézcanos	not used	guarnézcales
	accusative	guarnézcame	not used	guarnézcalo, guarnézcala, guarnézcase	guarnézcanos	not used	guarnézcalos, guarnézcalas
with first-person plural imperative guarnezcamos	dative	not used	guarnezcámoste	guarnezcámosle	guarnezcámonos	guarnezcámoos	guarnezcámosles
	accusative	not used	guarnezcámoste	guarnezcámoslo, guarnezcámosla	guarnezcámonos	guarnezcámoos	guarnezcámoslos, guarnezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guarneced	dative	guarnecedme	not used	guarnecedle	guarnecednos	guarneceos	guarnecedles
	accusative	guarnecedme	not used	guarnecedlo, guarnecedla	guarnecednos	guarneceos	guarnecedlos, guarnecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guarnezcan	dative	guarnézcanme	not used	guarnézcanle	guarnézcannos	not used	guarnézcanles, guarnézcanse
	accusative	guarnézcanme	not used	guarnézcanlo, guarnézcanla	guarnézcannos	not used	guarnézcanlos, guarnézcanlas, guarnézcanse

Related terms

• guarnición

Further reading

• “guarnecer”, 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