palear

Latin

Etymology

Substantivation of apocopated paleāre, nominative neuter singular of paleāris or directly from palea +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpa.ɫe.ar]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.le.ar]

Noun

palear n (genitive paleāris); third declension

1. (usually in the plural) The skin that hangs down from the neck of an ox, dewlap.
2. (by extension) The throat.

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	palear	paleāria
genitive	paleāris	paleārium
dative	paleārī	paleāribus
accusative	palear	paleāria
ablative	paleārī	paleāribus
vocative	palear	paleāria

Related terms

• paleālis
• paleāris
• paleārium
• paleātus

References

• “palear”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “palear”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palear, from pala (“shovel”), cognate with pá.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.leˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.leˈa(h)], /pa.liˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.liˈa(h)], (faster) /paˈlja(ʁ)/ [paˈlja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.leˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.leˈa(h)], /pa.liˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.liˈa(h)], (faster) /paˈlja(ʁ)/ [paˈlja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pa.leˈa(ɾ)/, /pa.liˈa(ɾ)/, (faster) /paˈlja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pa.leˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.leˈa(χ)], /pa.liˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.liˈa(χ)], (faster) /paˈlja(ʁ)/ [paˈlja(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pa.leˈa(ɻ)/, /pa.liˈa(ɻ)/, (faster) /paˈlja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈljaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈljaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈlja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pa‧le‧ar

Verb

palear (first-person singular present paleio, first-person singular preterite paleei, past participle paleado)

1. (transitive) to shovel (move material with a shovel)

   Synonym: padejar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of palear (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	palear
Personal	palear	paleares	palear	palearmos	paleardes	palearem
Gerund
	paleando
Past participle
Masculine	paleado			paleados
Feminine	paleada			paleadas
Indicative
Present	paleio	paleias	paleia	paleamos	paleais	paleiam
Imperfect	paleava	paleavas	paleava	paleávamos	paleáveis	paleavam
Preterite	paleei	paleaste	paleou	paleamos1, paleámos2	paleastes	palearam
Pluperfect	paleara	palearas	paleara	paleáramos	paleáreis	palearam
Future	palearei	palearás	paleará	palearemos	paleareis	palearão
Conditional	palearia	palearias	palearia	palearíamos	palearíeis	paleariam
Subjunctive
Present	paleie	paleies	paleie	paleemos	paleeis	paleiem
Imperfect	paleasse	paleasses	paleasse	paleássemos	paleásseis	paleassem
Future	palear	paleares	palear	palearmos	paleardes	palearem
Imperative
Affirmative		paleia	paleie	paleemos	paleai	paleiem
Negative (não)		não paleies	não paleie	não paleemos	não paleeis	não paleiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “palear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “palear”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “palear” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “palear”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “palear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “palear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin pāla

Spanish pala

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish palear

From pala + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paleˈaɾ/ [pa.leˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧le‧ar

Verb

palear (first-person singular present paleo, first-person singular preterite paleé, past participle paleado)

1. (transitive) to shovel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of palear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			palear
gerund			paleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		paleado		paleada
		plural		paleados		paleadas
		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	paleo	paleastú paleásvos	palea	paleamos	paleáis	palean
	imperfect	paleaba	paleabas	paleaba	paleábamos	paleabais	paleaban
	preterite	paleé	paleaste	paleó	paleamos	paleasteis	palearon
	future	palearé	palearás	paleará	palearemos	palearéis	palearán
	conditional	palearía	palearías	palearía	palearíamos	palearíais	palearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	palee	paleestú paleésvos2	palee	paleemos	paleéis	paleen
	imperfect (ra)	paleara	palearas	paleara	paleáramos	palearais	palearan
	imperfect (se)	palease	paleases	palease	paleásemos	paleaseis	paleasen
	future1	paleare	paleares	paleare	paleáremos	paleareis	palearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		paleatú paleávos	palee	paleemos	palead	paleen
	negative		no palees	no palee	no paleemos	no paleéis	no paleen

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

    Selected combined forms of palear

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 palear	dative	palearme	palearte	palearle, palearse	palearnos	palearos	palearles, palearse
	accusative	palearme	palearte	palearlo, palearla, palearse	palearnos	palearos	palearlos, palearlas, palearse
with gerund paleando	dative	paleándome	paleándote	paleándole, paleándose	paleándonos	paleándoos	paleándoles, paleándose
	accusative	paleándome	paleándote	paleándolo, paleándola, paleándose	paleándonos	paleándoos	paleándolos, paleándolas, paleándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative palea	dative	paléame	paléate	paléale	paléanos	not used	paléales
	accusative	paléame	paléate	paléalo, paléala	paléanos	not used	paléalos, paléalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative paleá	dative	paleame	paleate	paleale	paleanos	not used	paleales
	accusative	paleame	paleate	palealo, paleala	paleanos	not used	palealos, palealas
with formal second-person singular imperative palee	dative	paléeme	not used	paléele, paléese	paléenos	not used	paléeles
	accusative	paléeme	not used	paléelo, paléela, paléese	paléenos	not used	paléelos, paléelas
with first-person plural imperative paleemos	dative	not used	paleémoste	paleémosle	paleémonos	paleémoos	paleémosles
	accusative	not used	paleémoste	paleémoslo, paleémosla	paleémonos	paleémoos	paleémoslos, paleémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative palead	dative	paleadme	not used	paleadle	paleadnos	paleaos	paleadles
	accusative	paleadme	not used	paleadlo, paleadla	paleadnos	paleaos	paleadlos, paleadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative paleen	dative	paléenme	not used	paléenle	paléennos	not used	paléenles, paléense
	accusative	paléenme	not used	paléenlo, paléenla	paléennos	not used	paléenlos, paléenlas, paléense

Derived terms

• paleador

Further reading

• “palear”, 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