guisar

Catalan

Etymology

From guisa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡiˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡiˈzaɾ]

Verb

guisar (first-person singular present guiso, first-person singular preterite guisí, past participle guisat)

1. (transitive) to cook

   Synonym: cuinar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guisar (first conjugation)

infinitive			guisar
gerund			guisant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guisat		guisada
		plural		guisats		guisades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	guiso	guises	guisa	guisem	guiseu	guisen
	imperfect	guisava	guisaves	guisava	guisàvem	guisàveu	guisaven
	future	guisaré	guisaràs	guisarà	guisarem	guisareu	guisaran
	preterite	guisí	guisares	guisà	guisàrem	guisàreu	guisaren
	conditional	guisaria	guisaries	guisaria	guisaríem	guisaríeu	guisarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	guisi	guisis	guisi	guisem	guiseu	guisin
	imperfect	guisés	guisessis	guisés	guiséssim	guiséssiu	guisessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	guisa	guisi	guisem	guiseu	guisin
	negative (no)	—	no guisis	no guisi	no guisem	no guiseu	no guisin

Derived terms

• guisat

Further reading

• “guisar”, 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

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese guisar: guisa (“manner”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsaɾ/

Verb

guisar (first-person singular present guiso, first-person singular preterite guisei, past participle guisado)

1. (transitive, archaic) to prepare; to arrange

   Synonym: adobar

   • 1390, J. Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Miragres de Santiago, Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 88:

     Et entõ chegarõse hũa peça de cristiãos que gisarõ suas armas cõ que aviã a lidar

     Then a number of Christians arrived, and they prepared their weapons, the ones which would be used for fighting

2. (cooking, transitive) to stew, simmer

   Synonym: cociñar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guisar

	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	guisar
Personal	guisar	guisares	guisar	guisarmos	guisardes	guisaren
Gerund
	guisando
Past participle
Masculine	guisado			guisados
Feminine	guisada			guisadas
Indicative
Present	guiso	guisas	guisa	guisamos	guisades	guisan
Imperfect	guisaba	guisabas	guisaba	guisabamos	guisabades	guisaban
Preterite	guisei	guisaches	guisou	guisamos	guisastes	guisaron
Pluperfect	guisara	guisaras	guisara	guisaramos	guisarades	guisaran
Future	guisarei	guisarás	guisará	guisaremos	guisaredes	guisarán
Conditional	guisaría	guisarías	guisaría	guisariamos	guisariades	guisarían
Subjunctive
Present	guise	guises	guise	guisemos	guisedes	guisen
Imperfect	guisase	guisases	guisase	guisásemos	guisásedes	guisasen
Future	guisar	guisares	guisar	guisarmos	guisardes	guisaren
Imperative
Affirmative		guisa	guise	guisemos	guisade	guisen
Negative (non)		non guises	non guise	non guisemos	non guisedes	non guisen

    Reintegrated conjugation of guisar (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	guisar
Personal	guisar	guisares	guisar	guisarmos	guisardes	guisarem
Gerund
	guisando
Past participle
Masculine	guisado			guisados
Feminine	guisada			guisadas
Indicative
Present	guiso	guisas	guisa	guisamos	guisades, guisais	guisam
Imperfect	guisava	guisavas	guisava	guisávamos	guisávades, guisáveis, guisávais1	guisavam
Preterite	guisei	guisaste, guisache1	guisou	guisamos	guisastes	guisárom, guisaram
Pluperfect	guisara	guisaras	guisara	guisáramos	guisárades, guisáreis, guisárais1	guisaram
Future	guisarei	guisarás	guisará	guisaremos	guisaredes, guisareis	guisarám, guisarão
Conditional	guisaria	guisarias	guisaria	guisaríamos	guisaríades, guisaríeis, guisaríais1	guisariam
Subjunctive
Present	guise	guises	guise	guisemos	guisedes, guiseis	guisem
Imperfect	guisasse	guisasses	guisasse	guisássemos	guisássedes, guisásseis	guisassem
Future	guisar	guisares	guisar	guisarmos	guisardes	guisarem
Imperative
Affirmative		guisa	guise	guisemos	guisade, guisai	guisem
Negative (nom)		nom guises	nom guise	nom guisemos	nom guisedes, nom guiseis	nom guisem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• aguisar
• desaguisar
• guisamento
• guiso

Related terms

• guisa

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “guisar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “gisa”, 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 Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guisar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “guisar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “guisar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “guisar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guisar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From guisa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈza(ʁ)/ [ɡiˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈza(ʁ)/ [ɡiˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈza(ʁ)/ [ɡiˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈza.ɾi/

Verb

guisar (first-person singular present guiso, first-person singular preterite guisei, past participle guisado)

1. (transitive) to stew (to cook in liquid)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guisar (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	guisar
Personal	guisar	guisares	guisar	guisarmos	guisardes	guisarem
Gerund
	guisando
Past participle
Masculine	guisado			guisados
Feminine	guisada			guisadas
Indicative
Present	guiso	guisas	guisa	guisamos	guisais	guisam
Imperfect	guisava	guisavas	guisava	guisávamos	guisáveis	guisavam
Preterite	guisei	guisaste	guisou	guisamos1, guisámos2	guisastes	guisaram
Pluperfect	guisara	guisaras	guisara	guisáramos	guisáreis	guisaram
Future	guisarei	guisarás	guisará	guisaremos	guisareis	guisarão
Conditional	guisaria	guisarias	guisaria	guisaríamos	guisaríeis	guisariam
Subjunctive
Present	guise	guises	guise	guisemos	guiseis	guisem
Imperfect	guisasse	guisasses	guisasse	guisássemos	guisásseis	guisassem
Future	guisar	guisares	guisar	guisarmos	guisardes	guisarem
Imperative
Affirmative		guisa	guise	guisemos	guisai	guisem
Negative (não)		não guises	não guise	não guisemos	não guiseis	não guisem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From guisa (“manner, habit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsaɾ/ [ɡiˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: gui‧sar

Verb

guisar (first-person singular present guiso, first-person singular preterite guisé, past participle guisado)

1. to stew

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guisar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guisar
gerund			guisando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guisado		guisada
		plural		guisados		guisadas
		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	guiso	guisastú guisásvos	guisa	guisamos	guisáis	guisan
	imperfect	guisaba	guisabas	guisaba	guisábamos	guisabais	guisaban
	preterite	guisé	guisaste	guisó	guisamos	guisasteis	guisaron
	future	guisaré	guisarás	guisará	guisaremos	guisaréis	guisarán
	conditional	guisaría	guisarías	guisaría	guisaríamos	guisaríais	guisarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guise	guisestú guisésvos2	guise	guisemos	guiséis	guisen
	imperfect (ra)	guisara	guisaras	guisara	guisáramos	guisarais	guisaran
	imperfect (se)	guisase	guisases	guisase	guisásemos	guisaseis	guisasen
	future1	guisare	guisares	guisare	guisáremos	guisareis	guisaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guisatú guisávos	guise	guisemos	guisad	guisen
	negative		no guises	no guise	no guisemos	no guiséis	no guisen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of guisar

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 guisar	dative	guisarme	guisarte	guisarle, guisarse	guisarnos	guisaros	guisarles, guisarse
	accusative	guisarme	guisarte	guisarlo, guisarla, guisarse	guisarnos	guisaros	guisarlos, guisarlas, guisarse
with gerund guisando	dative	guisándome	guisándote	guisándole, guisándose	guisándonos	guisándoos	guisándoles, guisándose
	accusative	guisándome	guisándote	guisándolo, guisándola, guisándose	guisándonos	guisándoos	guisándolos, guisándolas, guisándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative guisa	dative	guísame	guísate	guísale	guísanos	not used	guísales
	accusative	guísame	guísate	guísalo, guísala	guísanos	not used	guísalos, guísalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative guisá	dative	guisame	guisate	guisale	guisanos	not used	guisales
	accusative	guisame	guisate	guisalo, guisala	guisanos	not used	guisalos, guisalas
with formal second-person singular imperative guise	dative	guíseme	not used	guísele, guísese	guísenos	not used	guíseles
	accusative	guíseme	not used	guíselo, guísela, guísese	guísenos	not used	guíselos, guíselas
with first-person plural imperative guisemos	dative	not used	guisémoste	guisémosle	guisémonos	guisémoos	guisémosles
	accusative	not used	guisémoste	guisémoslo, guisémosla	guisémonos	guisémoos	guisémoslos, guisémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guisad	dative	guisadme	not used	guisadle	guisadnos	guisaos	guisadles
	accusative	guisadme	not used	guisadlo, guisadla	guisadnos	guisaos	guisadlos, guisadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guisen	dative	guísenme	not used	guísenle	guísennos	not used	guísenles, guísense
	accusative	guísenme	not used	guísenlo, guísenla	guísennos	not used	guísenlos, guísenlas, guísense

Derived terms

• guisado
• guiso

Further reading

• “guisar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024