piratear

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *périh₂

Proto-Hellenic *péřřa

Ancient Greek πεῖρᾰ (peîră)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)

Ancient Greek πειράω (peiráō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs)bor.

Latin pīrāta

Galician pirata

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izāre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ear

Galician -ear

Galician piratear

From pirata + -ear.

Verb

piratear (first-person singular present pirateo, first-person singular preterite pirateei, past participle pirateado)
piratear (first-person singular present pirateio, first-person singular preterite pirateei, past participle pirateado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to pirate, hijack
2. (copyright law) to pirate (to make and/or sell illegal copies)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of piratear

	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	piratear
Personal	piratear	pirateares	piratear	piratearmos	pirateardes	piratearen
Gerund
	pirateando
Past participle
Masculine	pirateado			pirateados
Feminine	pirateada			pirateadas
Indicative
Present	pirateo	pirateas	piratea	pirateamos	pirateades	piratean
Imperfect	pirateaba	pirateabas	pirateaba	pirateabamos	pirateabades	pirateaban
Preterite	pirateei	pirateaches	pirateou	pirateamos	pirateastes	piratearon
Pluperfect	pirateara	piratearas	pirateara	piratearamos	piratearades	piratearan
Future	piratearei	piratearás	pirateará	piratearemos	piratearedes	piratearán
Conditional	piratearía	piratearías	piratearía	pirateariamos	pirateariades	piratearían
Subjunctive
Present	piratee	piratees	piratee	pirateemos	pirateedes	pirateen
Imperfect	piratease	pirateases	piratease	pirateásemos	pirateásedes	pirateasen
Future	piratear	pirateares	piratear	piratearmos	pirateardes	piratearen
Imperative
Affirmative		piratea	piratee	pirateemos	pirateade	pirateen
Negative (non)		non piratees	non piratee	non pirateemos	non pirateedes	non pirateen

    Reintegrated conjugation of piratear (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	piratear
Personal	piratear	pirateares	piratear	piratearmos	pirateardes	piratearem
Gerund
	pirateando
Past participle
Masculine	pirateado			pirateados
Feminine	pirateada			pirateadas
Indicative
Present	pirateio, pirateo1	pirateias, pirateas1	pirateia, piratea1	pirateamos	pirateades, pirateais	pirateiam, pirateam1
Imperfect	pirateava	pirateavas	pirateava	pirateávamos	pirateávades, pirateáveis, pirateávais1	pirateavam
Preterite	pirateei	pirateaste, pirateache1	pirateou	pirateamos	pirateastes	pirateárom, piratearam
Pluperfect	pirateara	piratearas	pirateara	pirateáramos	pirateárades, pirateáreis, pirateárais1	piratearam
Future	piratearei	piratearás	pirateará	piratearemos	piratearedes, pirateareis	piratearám, piratearão
Conditional	piratearia	piratearias	piratearia	piratearíamos	piratearíades, piratearíeis, piratearíais1	pirateariam
Subjunctive
Present	pirateie, piratee1	pirateies, piratees1	pirateie, piratee1	pirateemos	pirateedes, pirateeis	pirateiem, pirateem1
Imperfect	pirateasse	pirateasses	pirateasse	pirateássemos	pirateássedes, pirateásseis	pirateassem
Future	piratear	pirateares	piratear	piratearmos	pirateardes	piratearem
Imperative
Affirmative		pirateia, piratea1	pirateie, piratee1	pirateemos	pirateade, pirateai	pirateiem, pirateem1
Negative (nom)		nom pirateies, nom piratees1	nom pirateie, nom piratee1	nom pirateemos	nom pirateedes, nom pirateeis	nom pirateiem, nom pirateem1

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• piratería

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese pirata

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izāre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ear

Portuguese -ear

Portuguese piratear

From pirata + -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾa.teˈa(ʁ)/ [pi.ɾa.teˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾɐˈtjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾɐˈtjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾɐˈtja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧te‧ar

Verb

piratear (first-person singular present pirateio, first-person singular preterite pirateei, past participle pirateado)

1. to pirate (to plunder at sea)
2. (copyright law) to pirate (to make and/or sell illegal copies)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of piratear (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	piratear
Personal	piratear	pirateares	piratear	piratearmos	pirateardes	piratearem
Gerund
	pirateando
Past participle
Masculine	pirateado			pirateados
Feminine	pirateada			pirateadas
Indicative
Present	pirateio	pirateias	pirateia	pirateamos	pirateais	pirateiam
Imperfect	pirateava	pirateavas	pirateava	pirateávamos	pirateáveis	pirateavam
Preterite	pirateei	pirateaste	pirateou	pirateamos1, pirateámos2	pirateastes	piratearam
Pluperfect	pirateara	piratearas	pirateara	pirateáramos	pirateáreis	piratearam
Future	piratearei	piratearás	pirateará	piratearemos	pirateareis	piratearão
Conditional	piratearia	piratearias	piratearia	piratearíamos	piratearíeis	pirateariam
Subjunctive
Present	pirateie	pirateies	pirateie	pirateemos	pirateeis	pirateiem
Imperfect	pirateasse	pirateasses	pirateasse	pirateássemos	pirateásseis	pirateassem
Future	piratear	pirateares	piratear	piratearmos	pirateardes	piratearem
Imperative
Affirmative		pirateia	pirateie	pirateemos	pirateai	pirateiem
Negative (não)		não pirateies	não pirateie	não pirateemos	não pirateeis	não pirateiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *périh₂

Proto-Hellenic *péřřa

Ancient Greek πεῖρᾰ (peîră)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)

Ancient Greek πειράω (peiráō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs)bor.

Latin pīrāta

Spanish pirata

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 piratear

From pirata + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɾateˈaɾ/ [pi.ɾa.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧te‧ar

Verb

piratear (first-person singular present pirateo, first-person singular preterite pirateé, past participle pirateado)

1. to pirate, hijack
2. (copyright law) to pirate (to make and/or sell illegal copies)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of piratear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			piratear
gerund			pirateando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pirateado		pirateada
		plural		pirateados		pirateadas
		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	pirateo	pirateastú pirateásvos	piratea	pirateamos	pirateáis	piratean
	imperfect	pirateaba	pirateabas	pirateaba	pirateábamos	pirateabais	pirateaban
	preterite	pirateé	pirateaste	pirateó	pirateamos	pirateasteis	piratearon
	future	piratearé	piratearás	pirateará	piratearemos	piratearéis	piratearán
	conditional	piratearía	piratearías	piratearía	piratearíamos	piratearíais	piratearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	piratee	pirateestú pirateésvos2	piratee	pirateemos	pirateéis	pirateen
	imperfect (ra)	pirateara	piratearas	pirateara	pirateáramos	piratearais	piratearan
	imperfect (se)	piratease	pirateases	piratease	pirateásemos	pirateaseis	pirateasen
	future1	pirateare	pirateares	pirateare	pirateáremos	pirateareis	piratearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pirateatú pirateávos	piratee	pirateemos	piratead	pirateen
	negative		no piratees	no piratee	no pirateemos	no pirateéis	no pirateen

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

Derived terms

• pirateado
• pirateo

Related terms

• piratería

Further reading

• “piratear”, 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