ondear

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *undizāre. Derivable from onda +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ondeˈaɾ/ [on̪.d̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: on‧de‧ar

Verb

ondear (first-person singular present ondeo, first-person singular preterite ondeei, past participle ondeado)
ondear (first-person singular present ondeio, first-person singular preterite ondeei, past participle ondeado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to wave
2. to undulate
3. to flutter, flap

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ondear

	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	ondear
Personal	ondear	ondeares	ondear	ondearmos	ondeardes	ondearen
Gerund
	ondeando
Past participle
Masculine	ondeado			ondeados
Feminine	ondeada			ondeadas
Indicative
Present	ondeo	ondeas	ondea	ondeamos	ondeades	ondean
Imperfect	ondeaba	ondeabas	ondeaba	ondeabamos	ondeabades	ondeaban
Preterite	ondeei	ondeaches	ondeou	ondeamos	ondeastes	ondearon
Pluperfect	ondeara	ondearas	ondeara	ondearamos	ondearades	ondearan
Future	ondearei	ondearás	ondeará	ondearemos	ondearedes	ondearán
Conditional	ondearía	ondearías	ondearía	ondeariamos	ondeariades	ondearían
Subjunctive
Present	ondee	ondees	ondee	ondeemos	ondeedes	ondeen
Imperfect	ondease	ondeases	ondease	ondeásemos	ondeásedes	ondeasen
Future	ondear	ondeares	ondear	ondearmos	ondeardes	ondearen
Imperative
Affirmative		ondea	ondee	ondeemos	ondeade	ondeen
Negative (non)		non ondees	non ondee	non ondeemos	non ondeedes	non ondeen

    Reintegrated conjugation of ondear (e may become ei when stressed) (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	ondear
Personal	ondear	ondeares	ondear	ondearmos	ondeardes	ondearem
Gerund
	ondeando
Past participle
Masculine	ondeado			ondeados
Feminine	ondeada			ondeadas
Indicative
Present	ondeio, ondeo1	ondeias, ondeas1	ondeia, ondea1	ondeamos	ondeades, ondeais	ondeiam, ondeam1
Imperfect	ondeava	ondeavas	ondeava	ondeávamos	ondeávades, ondeáveis, ondeávais1	ondeavam
Preterite	ondeei	ondeaste, ondeache1	ondeou	ondeamos	ondeastes	ondeárom, ondearam
Pluperfect	ondeara	ondearas	ondeara	ondeáramos	ondeárades, ondeáreis, ondeárais1	ondearam
Future	ondearei	ondearás	ondeará	ondearemos	ondearedes, ondeareis	ondearám, ondearão
Conditional	ondearia	ondearias	ondearia	ondearíamos	ondearíades, ondearíeis, ondearíais1	ondeariam
Subjunctive
Present	ondeie, ondee1	ondeies, ondees1	ondeie, ondee1	ondeemos	ondeedes, ondeeis	ondeiem, ondeem1
Imperfect	ondeasse	ondeasses	ondeasse	ondeássemos	ondeássedes, ondeásseis	ondeassem
Future	ondear	ondeares	ondear	ondearmos	ondeardes	ondearem
Imperative
Affirmative		ondeia, ondea1	ondeie, ondee1	ondeemos	ondeade, ondeai	ondeiem, ondeem1
Negative (nom)		nom ondeies, nom ondees1	nom ondeie, nom ondee1	nom ondeemos	nom ondeedes, nom ondeeis	nom ondeiem, nom ondeem1

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *undizāre. Derivable from onda +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /õ.deˈa(ʁ)/ [õ.deˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /õˈdjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /õˈdjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /õˈdja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: on‧de‧ar

Verb

ondear (first-person singular present ondeio, first-person singular preterite ondeei, past participle ondeado)

1. (transitive) to wave (to cause to move back and forth or up and down repeatedly)
2. (transitive) to wave (to make hair wavy)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ondear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	ondear
Personal	ondear	ondeares	ondear	ondearmos	ondeardes	ondearem
Gerund
	ondeando
Past participle
Masculine	ondeado			ondeados
Feminine	ondeada			ondeadas
Indicative
Present	ondeio	ondeias	ondeia	ondeamos	ondeais	ondeiam
Imperfect	ondeava	ondeavas	ondeava	ondeávamos	ondeáveis	ondeavam
Preterite	ondeei	ondeaste	ondeou	ondeamos1, ondeámos2	ondeastes	ondearam
Pluperfect	ondeara	ondearas	ondeara	ondeáramos	ondeáreis	ondearam
Future	ondearei	ondearás	ondeará	ondearemos	ondeareis	ondearão
Conditional	ondearia	ondearias	ondearia	ondearíamos	ondearíeis	ondeariam
Subjunctive
Present	ondeie	ondeies	ondeie	ondeemos	ondeeis	ondeiem
Imperfect	ondeasse	ondeasses	ondeasse	ondeássemos	ondeásseis	ondeassem
Future	ondear	ondeares	ondear	ondearmos	ondeardes	ondearem
Imperative
Affirmative		ondeia	ondeie	ondeemos	ondeai	ondeiem
Negative (não)		não ondeies	não ondeie	não ondeemos	não ondeeis	não ondeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• onda

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *undizāre. Derivable from onda +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ondeˈaɾ/ [õn̪.d̪eˈaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: on‧de‧ar

Verb

ondear (first-person singular present ondeo, first-person singular preterite ondeé, past participle ondeado)

1. to wave, undulate
2. to flutter, flap

   Synonym: flamear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ondear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ondear
gerund			ondeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ondeado		ondeada
		plural		ondeados		ondeadas
		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	ondeo	ondeastú ondeásvos	ondea	ondeamos	ondeáis	ondean
	imperfect	ondeaba	ondeabas	ondeaba	ondeábamos	ondeabais	ondeaban
	preterite	ondeé	ondeaste	ondeó	ondeamos	ondeasteis	ondearon
	future	ondearé	ondearás	ondeará	ondearemos	ondearéis	ondearán
	conditional	ondearía	ondearías	ondearía	ondearíamos	ondearíais	ondearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ondee	ondeestú ondeésvos2	ondee	ondeemos	ondeéis	ondeen
	imperfect (ra)	ondeara	ondearas	ondeara	ondeáramos	ondearais	ondearan
	imperfect (se)	ondease	ondeases	ondease	ondeásemos	ondeaseis	ondeasen
	future1	ondeare	ondeares	ondeare	ondeáremos	ondeareis	ondearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ondeatú ondeávos	ondee	ondeemos	ondead	ondeen
	negative		no ondees	no ondee	no ondeemos	no ondeéis	no ondeen

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

    Selected combined forms of ondear

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 ondear	dative	ondearme	ondearte	ondearle, ondearse	ondearnos	ondearos	ondearles, ondearse
	accusative	ondearme	ondearte	ondearlo, ondearla, ondearse	ondearnos	ondearos	ondearlos, ondearlas, ondearse
with gerund ondeando	dative	ondeándome	ondeándote	ondeándole, ondeándose	ondeándonos	ondeándoos	ondeándoles, ondeándose
	accusative	ondeándome	ondeándote	ondeándolo, ondeándola, ondeándose	ondeándonos	ondeándoos	ondeándolos, ondeándolas, ondeándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative ondea	dative	ondéame	ondéate	ondéale	ondéanos	not used	ondéales
	accusative	ondéame	ondéate	ondéalo, ondéala	ondéanos	not used	ondéalos, ondéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative ondeá	dative	ondeame	ondeate	ondeale	ondeanos	not used	ondeales
	accusative	ondeame	ondeate	ondealo, ondeala	ondeanos	not used	ondealos, ondealas
with formal second-person singular imperative ondee	dative	ondéeme	not used	ondéele, ondéese	ondéenos	not used	ondéeles
	accusative	ondéeme	not used	ondéelo, ondéela, ondéese	ondéenos	not used	ondéelos, ondéelas
with first-person plural imperative ondeemos	dative	not used	ondeémoste	ondeémosle	ondeémonos	ondeémoos	ondeémosles
	accusative	not used	ondeémoste	ondeémoslo, ondeémosla	ondeémonos	ondeémoos	ondeémoslos, ondeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ondead	dative	ondeadme	not used	ondeadle	ondeadnos	ondeaos	ondeadles
	accusative	ondeadme	not used	ondeadlo, ondeadla	ondeadnos	ondeaos	ondeadlos, ondeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ondeen	dative	ondéenme	not used	ondéenle	ondéennos	not used	ondéenles, ondéense
	accusative	ondéenme	not used	ondéenlo, ondéenla	ondéennos	not used	ondéenlos, ondéenlas, ondéense

Further reading

• “ondear”, 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