latir

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glattīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈtiɾ]

Verb

latir (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latín, past participle latido)
latir (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latim or lati, past participle latido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (intransitive, of dogs) to bark or yelp while chasing
2. (intransitive) to throb

   Synonyms: latexar, palpitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of latir

	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	latir
Personal	latir	latires	latir	latirmos	latirdes	latiren
Gerund
	latindo
Past participle
Masculine	latido			latidos
Feminine	latida			latidas
Indicative
Present	lato	lates	late	latimos	latides	laten
Imperfect	latía	latías	latía	latiamos	latiades	latían
Preterite	latín	latiches	latiu	latimos	latistes	latiron
Pluperfect	latira	latiras	latira	latiramos	latirades	latiran
Future	latirei	latirás	latirá	latiremos	latiredes	latirán
Conditional	latiría	latirías	latiría	latiriamos	latiriades	latirían
Subjunctive
Present	lata	latas	lata	latamos	latades	latan
Imperfect	latise	latises	latise	latísemos	latísedes	latisen
Future	latir	latires	latir	latirmos	latirdes	latiren
Imperative
Affirmative		late	lata	latamos	latide	latan
Negative (non)		non latas	non lata	non latamos	non latades	non latan

    Reintegrated conjugation of latir (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	latir
Personal	latir	latires	latir	latirmos	latirdes	latirem
Gerund
	latindo
Past participle
Masculine	latido			latidos
Feminine	latida			latidas
Indicative
Present	lato	lates	late	latimos	latides, latis	latem
Imperfect	latia	latias	latia	latíamos	latíades, latíeis, latíais1	latiam
Preterite	latim, lati	latiste, latiche1	latiu	latimos	latistes	latírom, latiram
Pluperfect	latira	latiras	latira	latíramos	latírades, latíreis, latírais1	latiram
Future	latirei	latirás	latirá	latiremos	latiredes, latireis	latirám, latirão
Conditional	latiria	latirias	latiria	latiríamos	latiríades, latiríeis, latiríais1	latiriam
Subjunctive
Present	lata	latas	lata	latamos	latades, latais	latam
Imperfect	latisse	latisses	latisse	latíssemos	latíssedes, latísseis	latissem
Future	latir	latires	latir	latirmos	latirdes	latirem
Imperative
Affirmative		late	lata	latamos	latide, lati	latam
Negative (nom)		nom latas	nom lata	nom latamos	nom latades, nom latais	nom latam

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• latexar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “latir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “latir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “latir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “latir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “latir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glattīre.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈtiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈtiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈti.ɾi/

Verb

latir (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite lati, past participle latido)

1. (of dogs) to bark

   Synonym: ladrar

2. (by extension) to shout

   Synonym: gritar

3. (rare) to beat, throb

   Synonym: palpitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of latir (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	latir
Personal	latir	latires	latir	latirmos	latirdes	latirem
Gerund
	latindo
Past participle
Masculine	latido			latidos
Feminine	latida			latidas
Indicative
Present	lato	lates	late	latimos	latis	latem
Imperfect	latia	latias	latia	latíamos	latíeis	latiam
Preterite	lati	latiste	latiu	latimos	latistes	latiram
Pluperfect	latira	latiras	latira	latíramos	latíreis	latiram
Future	latirei	latirás	latirá	latiremos	latireis	latirão
Conditional	latiria	latirias	latiria	latiríamos	latiríeis	latiriam
Subjunctive
Present	lata	latas	lata	latamos	latais	latam
Imperfect	latisse	latisses	latisse	latíssemos	latísseis	latissem
Future	latir	latires	latir	latirmos	latirdes	latirem
Imperative
Affirmative		late	lata	latamos	lati	latam
Negative (não)		não latas	não lata	não latamos	não latais	não latam

Derived terms

• latido

Further reading

• “latir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glattīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈtiɾ/ [laˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: la‧tir

Verb

latir (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latí, past participle latido)

1. (intransitive) to beat, throb (said of a heart)

   Synonym: palpitar

2. (of a dog) to bark

   Synonym: ladrar

3. (Mexico) to sound good, to spark interest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of latir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			latir
gerund			latiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		latido		latida
		plural		latidos		latidas
		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	lato	latestú latísvos	late	latimos	latís	laten
	imperfect	latía	latías	latía	latíamos	latíais	latían
	preterite	latí	latiste	latió	latimos	latisteis	latieron
	future	latiré	latirás	latirá	latiremos	latiréis	latirán
	conditional	latiría	latirías	latiría	latiríamos	latiríais	latirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lata	latastú latásvos2	lata	latamos	latáis	latan
	imperfect (ra)	latiera	latieras	latiera	latiéramos	latierais	latieran
	imperfect (se)	latiese	latieses	latiese	latiésemos	latieseis	latiesen
	future1	latiere	latieres	latiere	latiéremos	latiereis	latieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		latetú latívos	lata	latamos	latid	latan
	negative		no latas	no lata	no latamos	no latáis	no latan

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

    Selected combined forms of latir

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 latir	dative	latirme	latirte	latirle, latirse	latirnos	latiros	latirles, latirse
	accusative	latirme	latirte	latirlo, latirla, latirse	latirnos	latiros	latirlos, latirlas, latirse
with gerund latiendo	dative	latiéndome	latiéndote	latiéndole, latiéndose	latiéndonos	latiéndoos	latiéndoles, latiéndose
	accusative	latiéndome	latiéndote	latiéndolo, latiéndola, latiéndose	latiéndonos	latiéndoos	latiéndolos, latiéndolas, latiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative late	dative	láteme	látete	látele	látenos	not used	láteles
	accusative	láteme	látete	látelo, látela	látenos	not used	látelos, látelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative latí	dative	latime	latite	latile	latinos	not used	latiles
	accusative	latime	latite	latilo, latila	latinos	not used	latilos, latilas
with formal second-person singular imperative lata	dative	látame	not used	látale, látase	látanos	not used	látales
	accusative	látame	not used	látalo, látala, látase	látanos	not used	látalos, látalas
with first-person plural imperative latamos	dative	not used	latámoste	latámosle	latámonos	latámoos	latámosles
	accusative	not used	latámoste	latámoslo, latámosla	latámonos	latámoos	latámoslos, latámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative latid	dative	latidme	not used	latidle	latidnos	latíos	latidles
	accusative	latidme	not used	latidlo, latidla	latidnos	latíos	latidlos, latidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative latan	dative	látanme	not used	látanle	látannos	not used	látanles, látanse
	accusative	látanme	not used	látanlo, látanla	látannos	not used	látanlos, látanlas, látanse

Further reading

• “latir”, 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