orinar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin urināre, an ante-Classical form of ūrīnor (“to dive or plunge into water”).

Verb

orinar (first-person singular indicative present orino, past participle orináu)

1. to urinate

   Synonym: mexar

Conjugation

Conjugation of orinar

infinitive		orinar
gerund		orinando
past participle		m orináu, f orinada, n orinao, m pl orinaos, f pl orinaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	orino	orines	orina	orinamos	orináis	orinen
	imperfect	orinaba	orinabes	orinaba	orinábemos, orinábamos	orinabeis, orinabais	orinaben
	preterite	oriné	orinasti, orinesti	orinó	orinemos	orinastis, orinestis	orinaron
	pluperfect	orinare, orinara	orinares, orinaras	orinare, orinara	orináremos, orináramos	orinareis, orinarais	orinaren, orinaran
	future	orinaré	orinarás	orinará	orinaremos	orinaréis	orinarán
	conditional	orinaría	orinaríes	orinaría	orinaríemos, orinaríamos	orinaríeis, orinaríais	orinaríen
subjunctive	present	orine	orines, orinas	orine	orinemos	orinéis	orinen, orinan
	imperfect	orinare, orinara	orinares, orinaras	orinare, orinara	orináremos, orináramos	orinareis, orinarais	orinaren, orinaran
imperative		—	orina	—	—	orinái	—

Related terms

• orina

Further reading

• “orinar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin urināre, an ante-Classical form of ūrīnor (“to dive or plunge into water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [u.ɾiˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [o.ɾiˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.ɾiˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

orinar (first-person singular present orino, first-person singular preterite oriní, past participle orinat)

1. to urinate

   Synonym: pixar (informal)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of orinar (first conjugation)

infinitive			orinar
gerund			orinant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		orinat		orinada
		plural		orinats		orinades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	orino	orines	orina	orinem	orineu	orinen
	imperfect	orinava	orinaves	orinava	orinàvem	orinàveu	orinaven
	future	orinaré	orinaràs	orinarà	orinarem	orinareu	orinaran
	preterite	oriní	orinares	orinà	orinàrem	orinàreu	orinaren
	conditional	orinaria	orinaries	orinaria	orinaríem	orinaríeu	orinarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	orini	orinis	orini	orinem	orineu	orinin
	imperfect	orinés	orinessis	orinés	orinéssim	orinéssiu	orinessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	orina	orini	orinem	orineu	orinin
	negative (no)	—	no orinis	no orini	no orinem	no orineu	no orinin

Related terms

• orina

Further reading

• “orinar”, 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
• “orinar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “orinar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “orinar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin urināre, an ante-Classical form of ūrīnor (“to dive or plunge into water”). Cognate with English urinate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾiˈnaɾ/ [o.ɾiˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: o‧ri‧nar

Verb

orinar (first-person singular present orino, first-person singular preterite oriné, past participle orinado)

1. (intransitive) to urinate, to pee

   Synonym: (vulgar) mear

2. (transitive) to urinate upon

Conjugation

    Conjugation of orinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			orinar
gerund			orinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		orinado		orinada
		plural		orinados		orinadas
		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	orino	orinastú orinásvos	orina	orinamos	orináis	orinan
	imperfect	orinaba	orinabas	orinaba	orinábamos	orinabais	orinaban
	preterite	oriné	orinaste	orinó	orinamos	orinasteis	orinaron
	future	orinaré	orinarás	orinará	orinaremos	orinaréis	orinarán
	conditional	orinaría	orinarías	orinaría	orinaríamos	orinaríais	orinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	orine	orinestú orinésvos2	orine	orinemos	orinéis	orinen
	imperfect (ra)	orinara	orinaras	orinara	orináramos	orinarais	orinaran
	imperfect (se)	orinase	orinases	orinase	orinásemos	orinaseis	orinasen
	future1	orinare	orinares	orinare	orináremos	orinareis	orinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		orinatú orinávos	orine	orinemos	orinad	orinen
	negative		no orines	no orine	no orinemos	no orinéis	no orinen

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

    Selected combined forms of orinar

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 orinar	dative	orinarme	orinarte	orinarle, orinarse	orinarnos	orinaros	orinarles, orinarse
	accusative	orinarme	orinarte	orinarlo, orinarla, orinarse	orinarnos	orinaros	orinarlos, orinarlas, orinarse
with gerund orinando	dative	orinándome	orinándote	orinándole, orinándose	orinándonos	orinándoos	orinándoles, orinándose
	accusative	orinándome	orinándote	orinándolo, orinándola, orinándose	orinándonos	orinándoos	orinándolos, orinándolas, orinándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative orina	dative	oríname	orínate	orínale	orínanos	not used	orínales
	accusative	oríname	orínate	orínalo, orínala	orínanos	not used	orínalos, orínalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative oriná	dative	oriname	orinate	orinale	orinanos	not used	orinales
	accusative	oriname	orinate	orinalo, orinala	orinanos	not used	orinalos, orinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative orine	dative	oríneme	not used	orínele, orínese	orínenos	not used	oríneles
	accusative	oríneme	not used	orínelo, orínela, orínese	orínenos	not used	orínelos, orínelas
with first-person plural imperative orinemos	dative	not used	orinémoste	orinémosle	orinémonos	orinémoos	orinémosles
	accusative	not used	orinémoste	orinémoslo, orinémosla	orinémonos	orinémoos	orinémoslos, orinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative orinad	dative	orinadme	not used	orinadle	orinadnos	orinaos	orinadles
	accusative	orinadme	not used	orinadlo, orinadla	orinadnos	orinaos	orinadlos, orinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative orinen	dative	orínenme	not used	orínenle	orínennos	not used	orínenles, orínense
	accusative	orínenme	not used	orínenlo, orínenla	orínennos	not used	orínenlos, orínenlas, orínense

Derived terms

• cuerno de orinar

Further reading

• “orinar”, 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