mermar

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *minimō, *minimāre, from Latin minimus.

Verb

mermar

1. to reduce; to diminish

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		mermar			aver mermat
gerund		mermant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mermat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mermi	mermas	merma	mermam	mermatz	merman
	imperfect	mermavi	mermavas	mermava	mermàvem	mermàvetz	mermavan
	preterite	mermèri	mermères	mermèt	mermèrem	mermèretz	mermèron
	future	mermarai	mermaràs	mermarà	mermarem	mermaretz	mermaràn
	conditional	mermariái	mermariás	mermariá	mermariam	mermariatz	mermarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mermèra	mermèras	mermèra	mermeram	mermeratz	mermèran
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	merme	mermes	merme	mermem	mermetz	mermen
	imperfect	mermèssi	mermèsses	mermèsse	mermèssem	mermèssetz	mermèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			merma		mermem	mermatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		mermar			aver mermat
gerund		mermant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mermat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	merme	mermes	merma	mermam	mermatz	mermon
	imperfect	mermave	mermaves	mermava	mermaviam	mermaviatz	mermavon
	preterite	mermere	mermeres	mermet	mermem	mermetz	mermeron
	future	mermarai	mermaràs	mermará	mermarem	mermaretz	mermarán
	conditional	mermariá	mermariás	mermariá	mermariam	mermariatz	mermarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mermèra	mermèras	mermèra	mermeram	mermeratz	mermèran
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	merme	mermes	merme	mermassiam	mermassiatz	mermon
	imperfect	mermesse	mermesses	mermesse	mermessiam	mermessiatz	mermesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			merma		mermassiam	mermatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		mermar			aver mermat
gerund		mermant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mermat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mermi	mermas	merma	mermam	mermatz	merman
	imperfect	mermavi	mermavas	mermava	mermàvam	mermàvatz	mermavan
	preterite	mermèi	mermès	mermè	mermèm	mermètz	mermèn
	future	mermarèi	mermaràs	mermarà	mermaram	mermaratz	mermaràn
	conditional	mermarí	mermarés	mermaré	mermarem	mermaretz	mermarén
	conditional 2nd form1	mermèra	mermèras	mermèra	mermeram	mermeratz	mermèran
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	mermi	mermes	merme	mermem	mermetz	mermen
	imperfect	mermèssi	mermèsses	mermèsse	mermèssem	mermèssetz	mermèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			merma		mermem	mermatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		mermar			aver mermat
gerund		mermant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mermat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	merme	mermas	merma	mermam	mermatz	merman
	imperfect	mermava	mermavas	mermava	mermàvam	mermàvatz	mermavan
	preterite	mermei	mermeras	mermet	mermèram	mermèratz	mermeran
	future	mermarai	mermaràs	mermará	mermarem	mermaretz	mermarán
	conditional	mermariá	mermariàs	mermariá	mermariam	mermariatz	mermarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mermèra	mermèras	mermèra	mermeram	mermeratz	mermèran
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	merme	mermes	merme	mermem	mermetz	mermen
	imperfect	mermèsse	mermèsses	mermèsse	mermèssem	mermèssetz	mermèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			merma		mermem	mermatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		mermar			aver mermat
gerund		mermant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		mermat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	merme	mermes	merma	mermam	mermatz	merman
	imperfect	mermavi	mermavas	mermava	mermàvem	mermàvetz	mermavan
	preterite	mermère	mermères	mermèt	mermeriam	mermeriatz	mermèron
	future	mermarai	mermaràs	mermarà	mermarem	mermaretz	mermaràn
	conditional	mermariáu	mermariás	mermariá	mermariam	mermariatz	mermarián
	conditional 2nd form1	mermèra	mermèras	mermèra	mermeram	mermeratz	mermèran
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	merme	mermes	merme	mermem	mermetz	merman
	imperfect	mermèsse	mermèsses	mermèsse	mermessiam	mermessiatz	mermèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			merma		mermem	mermatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *minimō, *minimāre, from Latin minimus. Another etymology suggests it may have arrived through Old Occitan or Gascon speaking merchants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾˈmaɾ/ [meɾˈmaɾ]

Verb

1. to reduce

   Synonyms: disminuir, rebajar, reducir

References

• Diccionaria de la lengua española