pensionar

See also: pensionär and Pensionär

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English pension, French pensionner, German pensionieren, Italian pensionare, Spanish pensionar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pensi̯oˈnar/

Verb

pensionar (present tense pensionas, past tense pensionis, future tense pensionos, imperative pensionez, conditional pensionus)

1. (transitive) to pension

Conjugation

Conjugation of pensionar

		present		past		future
infinitive		pensionar		pensionir		pensionor
tense		pensionas		pensionis		pensionos
conditional		pensionus		—		—
imperative		pensionez		—		—
adjective active participle		pensionanta		pensioninta		pensiononta
adverbial active participle		pensionante		pensioninte		pensiononte
nominal active participle	singular	pensionanto		pensioninto		pensiononto
	plural	pensionanti		pensioninti		pensiononti
adjective passive participle		pensionata		pensionita		pensionota
adverbial passive participle		pensionate		pensionite		pensionote
nominal passive participle	singular	pensionato		pensionito		pensionoto
	plural	pensionati		pensioniti		pensionoti

Portuguese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [pẽ.si.oˈna(h)], (faster) /pẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [pẽ.sjoˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [pẽ.si.oˈna(h)], (faster) /pẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [pẽ.sjoˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pẽ.si.oˈna(ɾ)/, (faster) /pẽ.sjoˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [pẽ.si.oˈna(χ)], (faster) /pẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [pẽ.sjoˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pẽ.si.oˈna(ɻ)/, (faster) /pẽ.sjoˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽ.sjuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽ.sjuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽ.sjuˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pen‧si‧o‧nar

Verb

pensionar (first-person singular present pensiono, first-person singular preterite pensionei, past participle pensionado)

1. to pension (grant a pension)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensionar (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	pensionar
Personal	pensionar	pensionares	pensionar	pensionarmos	pensionardes	pensionarem
Gerund
	pensionando
Past participle
Masculine	pensionado			pensionados
Feminine	pensionada			pensionadas
Indicative
Present	pensiono	pensionas	pensiona	pensionamos	pensionais	pensionam
Imperfect	pensionava	pensionavas	pensionava	pensionávamos	pensionáveis	pensionavam
Preterite	pensionei	pensionaste	pensionou	pensionamos1, pensionámos2	pensionastes	pensionaram
Pluperfect	pensionara	pensionaras	pensionara	pensionáramos	pensionáreis	pensionaram
Future	pensionarei	pensionarás	pensionará	pensionaremos	pensionareis	pensionarão
Conditional	pensionaria	pensionarias	pensionaria	pensionaríamos	pensionaríeis	pensionariam
Subjunctive
Present	pensione	pensiones	pensione	pensionemos	pensioneis	pensionem
Imperfect	pensionasse	pensionasses	pensionasse	pensionássemos	pensionásseis	pensionassem
Future	pensionar	pensionares	pensionar	pensionarmos	pensionardes	pensionarem
Imperative
Affirmative		pensiona	pensione	pensionemos	pensionai	pensionem
Negative (não)		não pensiones	não pensione	não pensionemos	não pensioneis	não pensionem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• pensão (“pension”)

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pensionnaire.

Noun

pensionar m (plural pensionari)

1. pensioner, retiree

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pensionar	pensionarul	pensionari	pensionarii
genitive-dative	pensionar	pensionarului	pensionari	pensionarilor
vocative	pensionarule		pensionarilor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti

Proto-Italic *pendō

Latin pendō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin pēnsiōnembor.

Spanish pensión

Spanish -ar

Spanish pensionar

From pensión + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pensjoˈnaɾ/ [pẽn.sjoˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pen‧sio‧nar

Verb

pensionar (first-person singular present pensiono, first-person singular preterite pensioné, past participle pensionado)

1. (transitive) to pension

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensionar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pensionar
gerund			pensionando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pensionado		pensionada
		plural		pensionados		pensionadas
		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	pensiono	pensionastú pensionásvos	pensiona	pensionamos	pensionáis	pensionan
	imperfect	pensionaba	pensionabas	pensionaba	pensionábamos	pensionabais	pensionaban
	preterite	pensioné	pensionaste	pensionó	pensionamos	pensionasteis	pensionaron
	future	pensionaré	pensionarás	pensionará	pensionaremos	pensionaréis	pensionarán
	conditional	pensionaría	pensionarías	pensionaría	pensionaríamos	pensionaríais	pensionarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pensione	pensionestú pensionésvos2	pensione	pensionemos	pensionéis	pensionen
	imperfect (ra)	pensionara	pensionaras	pensionara	pensionáramos	pensionarais	pensionaran
	imperfect (se)	pensionase	pensionases	pensionase	pensionásemos	pensionaseis	pensionasen
	future1	pensionare	pensionares	pensionare	pensionáremos	pensionareis	pensionaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pensionatú pensionávos	pensione	pensionemos	pensionad	pensionen
	negative		no pensiones	no pensione	no pensionemos	no pensionéis	no pensionen

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

    Selected combined forms of pensionar

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 pensionar	dative	pensionarme	pensionarte	pensionarle, pensionarse	pensionarnos	pensionaros	pensionarles, pensionarse
	accusative	pensionarme	pensionarte	pensionarlo, pensionarla, pensionarse	pensionarnos	pensionaros	pensionarlos, pensionarlas, pensionarse
with gerund pensionando	dative	pensionándome	pensionándote	pensionándole, pensionándose	pensionándonos	pensionándoos	pensionándoles, pensionándose
	accusative	pensionándome	pensionándote	pensionándolo, pensionándola, pensionándose	pensionándonos	pensionándoos	pensionándolos, pensionándolas, pensionándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative pensiona	dative	pensióname	pensiónate	pensiónale	pensiónanos	not used	pensiónales
	accusative	pensióname	pensiónate	pensiónalo, pensiónala	pensiónanos	not used	pensiónalos, pensiónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative pensioná	dative	pensioname	pensionate	pensionale	pensionanos	not used	pensionales
	accusative	pensioname	pensionate	pensionalo, pensionala	pensionanos	not used	pensionalos, pensionalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pensione	dative	pensióneme	not used	pensiónele, pensiónese	pensiónenos	not used	pensióneles
	accusative	pensióneme	not used	pensiónelo, pensiónela, pensiónese	pensiónenos	not used	pensiónelos, pensiónelas
with first-person plural imperative pensionemos	dative	not used	pensionémoste	pensionémosle	pensionémonos	pensionémoos	pensionémosles
	accusative	not used	pensionémoste	pensionémoslo, pensionémosla	pensionémonos	pensionémoos	pensionémoslos, pensionémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pensionad	dative	pensionadme	not used	pensionadle	pensionadnos	pensionaos	pensionadles
	accusative	pensionadme	not used	pensionadlo, pensionadla	pensionadnos	pensionaos	pensionadlos, pensionadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pensionen	dative	pensiónenme	not used	pensiónenle	pensiónennos	not used	pensiónenles, pensiónense
	accusative	pensiónenme	not used	pensiónenlo, pensiónenla	pensiónennos	not used	pensiónenlos, pensiónenlas, pensiónense

Further reading

• “pensionar”, 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