militar

See also: militär and Militär

English

Adjective

militar (comparative more militar, superlative most militar)

1. Obsolete form of military.
   • 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:

     the soldiery and militar forces of the realm

Noun

militar

1. Obsolete form of military.

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miliˈtaɾ/ [mi.liˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mi‧li‧tar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).

Adjective

militar (epicene, plural militares)

1. military (characteristics of members of the armed forces)

Noun

militar m or f (plural militares)

1. soldier

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāre.

Verb

militar (first-person singular indicative present milito, past participle militáu)

1. to participate in a political group or movement

Conjugation

Conjugation of militar

infinitive		militar
gerund		militando
past participle		m militáu, f militada, n militao, m pl militaos, f pl militaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	milito	milites	milita	militamos	militáis	militen
	imperfect	militaba	militabes	militaba	militábemos, militábamos	militabeis, militabais	militaben
	preterite	milité	militasti, militesti	militó	militemos	militastis, militestis	militaron
	pluperfect	militare, militara	militares, militaras	militare, militara	militáremos, militáramos	militareis, militarais	militaren, militaran
	future	militaré	militarás	militará	militaremos	militaréis	militarán
	conditional	militaría	militaríes	militaría	militaríemos, militaríamos	militaríeis, militaríais	militaríen
subjunctive	present	milite	milites, militas	milite	militemos	militéis	militen, militan
	imperfect	militare, militara	militares, militaras	militare, militara	militáremos, militáramos	militareis, militarais	militaren, militaran
imperative		—	milita	—	—	militái	—

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mi.liˈtar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mi.liˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mi.liˈtaɾ]

Adjective

militar m or f (masculine and feminine plural militars)

1. military

Derived terms

• militarisme
• militaritzar
• militarment
• paramilitar

Noun

militar m or f by sense (plural militars)

1. soldier

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mi.liˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mi.liˈtaɾ]

Verb

militar (first-person singular present milito, first-person singular preterite milití, past participle militat) (intransitive)

1. to serve in the army
2. to participate actively (in a political party or movement)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of militar (first conjugation)

infinitive			militar
gerund			militant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		militat		militada
		plural		militats		militades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	milito	milites	milita	militem	militeu	militen
	imperfect	militava	militaves	militava	militàvem	militàveu	militaven
	future	militaré	militaràs	militarà	militarem	militareu	militaran
	preterite	milití	militares	milità	militàrem	militàreu	militaren
	conditional	militaria	militaries	militaria	militaríem	militaríeu	militarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	militi	militis	militi	militem	militeu	militin
	imperfect	milités	militessis	milités	militéssim	militéssiu	militessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	milita	militi	militem	militeu	militin
	negative (no)	—	no militis	no militi	no militem	no militeu	no militin

Further reading

• “militar”, 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
• “militar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “militar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “militar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish militar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miliˈtaɾ/ [mi.l̪iˈtaɾ]
• Hyphenation: mi‧li‧tar

Adjective

militár (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜍ᜔)

1. military

   Synonym: panghukbo

Noun

militár (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜍ᜔)

1. military

   Synonym: hukbo

2. soldier

   Synonym: soldado

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miliˈtaɾ/ [mi.liˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: mi‧li‧tar

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).

Adjective

militar m or f (plural militares)

1. military (characteristics of members of the armed forces)

Derived terms

• militarizar
• paramilitar

Noun

militar m or f by sense (plural militares)

1. soldier

   Synonym: soldado

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish mīlitāre.

Verb

militar (first-person singular present milito, first-person singular preterite militei, past participle militado)

1. to participate in a political group or movement

Conjugation

    Conjugation of militar

	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	militar
Personal	militar	militares	militar	militarmos	militardes	militaren
Gerund
	militando
Past participle
Masculine	militado			militados
Feminine	militada			militadas
Indicative
Present	milito	militas	milita	militamos	militades	militan
Imperfect	militaba	militabas	militaba	militabamos	militabades	militaban
Preterite	militei	militaches	militou	militamos	militastes	militaron
Pluperfect	militara	militaras	militara	militaramos	militarades	militaran
Future	militarei	militarás	militará	militaremos	militaredes	militarán
Conditional	militaría	militarías	militaría	militariamos	militariades	militarían
Subjunctive
Present	milite	milites	milite	militemos	militedes	militen
Imperfect	militase	militases	militase	militásemos	militásedes	militasen
Future	militar	militares	militar	militarmos	militardes	militaren
Imperative
Affirmative		milita	milite	militemos	militade	militen
Negative (non)		non milites	non milite	non militemos	non militedes	non militen

    Reintegrated conjugation of militar (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	militar
Personal	militar	militares	militar	militarmos	militardes	militarem
Gerund
	militando
Past participle
Masculine	militado			militados
Feminine	militada			militadas
Indicative
Present	milito	militas	milita	militamos	militades, militais	militam
Imperfect	militava	militavas	militava	militávamos	militávades, militáveis, militávais1	militavam
Preterite	militei	militaste, militache1	militou	militamos	militastes	militárom, militaram
Pluperfect	militara	militaras	militara	militáramos	militárades, militáreis, militárais1	militaram
Future	militarei	militarás	militará	militaremos	militaredes, militareis	militarám, militarão
Conditional	militaria	militarias	militaria	militaríamos	militaríades, militaríeis, militaríais1	militariam
Subjunctive
Present	milite	milites	milite	militemos	militedes, militeis	militem
Imperfect	militasse	militasses	militasse	militássemos	militássedes, militásseis	militassem
Future	militar	militares	militar	militarmos	militardes	militarem
Imperative
Affirmative		milita	milite	militemos	militade, militai	militem
Negative (nom)		nom milites	nom milite	nom militemos	nom militedes, nom militeis	nom militem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

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

Interlingua

Adjective

militar (not comparable)

1. military

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian militare. Doublet of militari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪ.lɪˈtaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

militar m (plural militari)

1. military
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     Wieħed mill-ġirien, ċertu Ċikku Sinagra, raġel pulit u fuq tiegħu donnu xi ex-surġent tal-militar, kien iħobb joqgħod jippassiġġa tul it-triq kollha.

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Related terms

• ddemilitarizza
• demilitarizzazzjoni
• militanti
• militari
• militarist
• militariżmu
• militarizzazzjoni
• milizzja
• mmilitarizza

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Adjective

militar m (feminine singular militara, masculine plural militars, feminine plural militaras)

1. military

Derived terms

• militarizar
• paramilitar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.liˈta(ʁ)/ [mi.liˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.liˈtaɾ/, (proscribed) /mi.liˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.liˈtaɾ/, (proscribed) /mi.liˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.liˈta.ɾi/, (proscribed) /mi.liˈta.ɾi/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: mi‧li‧tar

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin militāris.

Adjective

militar m or f (plural militares)

1. military (relating to war or armed forces)

Derived terms

• militarismo
• militarista
• paramilitar

Noun

militar m or f by sense (plural militares)

1. a member of the military or of a military government; military serviceman

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin mīlitāre.

Verb

militar (first-person singular present milito, first-person singular preterite militei, past participle militado)

1. to militate
2. (slang) to engage in activism

Conjugation

    Conjugation of militar (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	militar
Personal	militar	militares	militar	militarmos	militardes	militarem
Gerund
	militando
Past participle
Masculine	militado			militados
Feminine	militada			militadas
Indicative
Present	milito	militas	milita	militamos	militais	militam
Imperfect	militava	militavas	militava	militávamos	militáveis	militavam
Preterite	militei	militaste	militou	militamos1, militámos2	militastes	militaram
Pluperfect	militara	militaras	militara	militáramos	militáreis	militaram
Future	militarei	militarás	militará	militaremos	militareis	militarão
Conditional	militaria	militarias	militaria	militaríamos	militaríeis	militariam
Subjunctive
Present	milite	milites	milite	militemos	militeis	militem
Imperfect	militasse	militasses	militasse	militássemos	militásseis	militassem
Future	militar	militares	militar	militarmos	militardes	militarem
Imperative
Affirmative		milita	milite	militemos	militai	militem
Negative (não)		não milites	não milite	não militemos	não militeis	não militem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• militância
• militante

Further reading

• “militar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “militar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “militar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French militaire, Latin militaris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [solˈdat]

• Audio:

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Noun

militar m (plural militari)

1. soldier

   Synonyms: ostaș, soldat

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	militar	militarul		militari	militarii
genitive-dative	militar	militarului		militari	militarilor
vocative	militarule, militare			militarilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miliˈtaɾ/ [mi.liˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mi‧li‧tar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).

Adjective

militar m or f (masculine and feminine plural militares)

1. military
   • 2021 November 20, Ana Cucalón, “Venezuela logra récord Guinness con la orquesta más grande del mundo”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     La interpretación de la marcha eslava realizada el sábado 13 de noviembre en el patio de honor de la academia militar de Caracas ganó el récord Guinness cómo la orquesta más grande del mundo al superar los 8.097 músicos tocando de forma simultánea por más de 5 minutos.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• colegio militar
• complejo militar industrial
• corte militar
• instrucción militar
• militarismo
• militarista
• militarmente
• orden militar
• paramilitar
• servicio militar
• tribunal militar

Noun

militar m or f by sense (plural militares)

1. soldier

   Synonyms: soldado, (colloquial) milico

2. any person serving in the military

   Synonym: (colloquial) milico

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāre, from mīlitō (“to be a soldier”).

Verb

militar (first-person singular present milito, first-person singular preterite milité, past participle militado)

1. to participate actively in a political organization, especially in the military

Conjugation

    Conjugation of militar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			militar
gerund			militando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		militado		militada
		plural		militados		militadas
		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	milito	militastú militásvos	milita	militamos	militáis	militan
	imperfect	militaba	militabas	militaba	militábamos	militabais	militaban
	preterite	milité	militaste	militó	militamos	militasteis	militaron
	future	militaré	militarás	militará	militaremos	militaréis	militarán
	conditional	militaría	militarías	militaría	militaríamos	militaríais	militarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	milite	militestú militésvos2	milite	militemos	militéis	militen
	imperfect (ra)	militara	militaras	militara	militáramos	militarais	militaran
	imperfect (se)	militase	militases	militase	militásemos	militaseis	militasen
	future1	militare	militares	militare	militáremos	militareis	militaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		militatú militávos	milite	militemos	militad	militen
	negative		no milites	no milite	no militemos	no militéis	no militen

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

Further reading

• “militar”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish militar, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miliˈtaɾ/ [mɪ.lɪˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mi‧li‧tar

Noun

militár (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔)

1. soldier; military man

   Synonyms: sundalo, kawal, taong-hukbo

Derived terms

• batas militar
• oras militar
• pagsasanay-militar
• pangmilitar

Related terms

• milisya
• militante
• militarisasyon
• militarismo
• militarista

See also

• kasundaluhan

Adjective

militár (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔)

1. military; of the army

   Synonyms: panghukbo, pangmilitar

Further reading

• “militar”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “militar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018