pispar

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pisˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pisˈpaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispí, past participle pispat)

1. (transitive, colloquial) to pinch, to swipe

   Synonyms: furtar, robar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pispar (first conjugation)

infinitive			pispar
gerund			pispant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pispat		pispada
		plural		pispats		pispades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pispo	pispes	pispa	pispem	pispeu	pispen
	imperfect	pispava	pispaves	pispava	pispàvem	pispàveu	pispaven
	future	pisparé	pisparàs	pisparà	pisparem	pispareu	pisparan
	preterite	pispí	pispares	pispà	pispàrem	pispàreu	pisparen
	conditional	pisparia	pisparies	pisparia	pisparíem	pisparíeu	pisparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pispi	pispis	pispi	pispem	pispeu	pispin
	imperfect	pispés	pispessis	pispés	pispéssim	pispéssiu	pispessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	pispa	pispi	pispem	pispeu	pispin
	negative (no)	—	no pispis	no pispi	no pispem	no pispeu	no pispin

Derived terms

• pispa

Further reading

• “pispar”, 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

Galician

Alternative forms

• pispiar

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Portuguese bispar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈpaɾ/

Verb

pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispei, past participle pispado)

1. to watch, to observe; to lurk, to spy on

   Synonyms: mirar, ollar

   • 1922, Victoriano Taibo, Abrente. Versos galegos, Santiago: El Eco de Santiago, page 99:

     Amor non ch'é cego que pispa e ás légoas, e leva o carcax ateigado, non d'agudas frechas, sinón de billetes de banco e louras moedas

     Love isn't blind, 'cause he sees for miles, and he carries his quiver full, not of sharp arrows, but of bank notes and blonde coins

2. to pinch, to steal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pispar

	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	pispar
Personal	pispar	pispares	pispar	pisparmos	pispardes	pisparen
Gerund
	pispando
Past participle
Masculine	pispado			pispados
Feminine	pispada			pispadas
Indicative
Present	pispo	pispas	pispa	pispamos	pispades	pispan
Imperfect	pispaba	pispabas	pispaba	pispabamos	pispabades	pispaban
Preterite	pispei	pispaches	pispou	pispamos	pispastes	pisparon
Pluperfect	pispara	pisparas	pispara	pisparamos	pisparades	pisparan
Future	pisparei	pisparás	pispará	pisparemos	pisparedes	pisparán
Conditional	pisparía	pisparías	pisparía	pispariamos	pispariades	pisparían
Subjunctive
Present	pispe	pispes	pispe	pispemos	pispedes	pispen
Imperfect	pispase	pispases	pispase	pispásemos	pispásedes	pispasen
Future	pispar	pispares	pispar	pisparmos	pispardes	pisparen
Imperative
Affirmative		pispa	pispe	pispemos	pispade	pispen
Negative (non)		non pispes	non pispe	non pispemos	non pispedes	non pispen

    Reintegrated conjugation of pispar (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	pispar
Personal	pispar	pispares	pispar	pisparmos	pispardes	pisparem
Gerund
	pispando
Past participle
Masculine	pispado			pispados
Feminine	pispada			pispadas
Indicative
Present	pispo	pispas	pispa	pispamos	pispades, pispais	pispam
Imperfect	pispava	pispavas	pispava	pispávamos	pispávades, pispáveis, pispávais1	pispavam
Preterite	pispei	pispaste, pispache1	pispou	pispamos	pispastes	pispárom, pisparam
Pluperfect	pispara	pisparas	pispara	pispáramos	pispárades, pispáreis, pispárais1	pisparam
Future	pisparei	pisparás	pispará	pisparemos	pisparedes, pispareis	pisparám, pisparão
Conditional	pisparia	pisparias	pisparia	pisparíamos	pisparíades, pisparíeis, pisparíais1	pispariam
Subjunctive
Present	pispe	pispes	pispe	pispemos	pispedes, pispeis	pispem
Imperfect	pispasse	pispasses	pispasse	pispássemos	pispássedes, pispásseis	pispassem
Future	pispar	pispares	pispar	pisparmos	pispardes	pisparem
Imperative
Affirmative		pispa	pispe	pispemos	pispade, pispai	pispem
Negative (nom)		nom pispes	nom pispe	nom pispemos	nom pispedes, nom pispeis	nom pispem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pispar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “pispar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pispar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pispiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Spanish

Etymology

pispa (“lively little girl”) +‎ -ar, of expressive origin, the sound psp being used to echo the liveliness of movement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈpaɾ/ [pisˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pis‧par

Verb

pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispé, past participle pispado)

1. (colloquial) to watch, to observe; to lurk, to spy on

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pispar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pispar
gerund			pispando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pispado		pispada
		plural		pispados		pispadas
		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	pispo	pispastú pispásvos	pispa	pispamos	pispáis	pispan
	imperfect	pispaba	pispabas	pispaba	pispábamos	pispabais	pispaban
	preterite	pispé	pispaste	pispó	pispamos	pispasteis	pisparon
	future	pisparé	pisparás	pispará	pisparemos	pisparéis	pisparán
	conditional	pisparía	pisparías	pisparía	pisparíamos	pisparíais	pisparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pispe	pispestú pispésvos2	pispe	pispemos	pispéis	pispen
	imperfect (ra)	pispara	pisparas	pispara	pispáramos	pisparais	pisparan
	imperfect (se)	pispase	pispases	pispase	pispásemos	pispaseis	pispasen
	future1	pispare	pispares	pispare	pispáremos	pispareis	pisparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pispatú pispávos	pispe	pispemos	pispad	pispen
	negative		no pispes	no pispe	no pispemos	no pispéis	no pispen

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

    Selected combined forms of pispar

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 pispar	dative	pisparme	pisparte	pisparle, pisparse	pisparnos	pisparos	pisparles, pisparse
	accusative	pisparme	pisparte	pisparlo, pisparla, pisparse	pisparnos	pisparos	pisparlos, pisparlas, pisparse
with gerund pispando	dative	pispándome	pispándote	pispándole, pispándose	pispándonos	pispándoos	pispándoles, pispándose
	accusative	pispándome	pispándote	pispándolo, pispándola, pispándose	pispándonos	pispándoos	pispándolos, pispándolas, pispándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative pispa	dative	píspame	píspate	píspale	píspanos	not used	píspales
	accusative	píspame	píspate	píspalo, píspala	píspanos	not used	píspalos, píspalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative pispá	dative	pispame	pispate	pispale	pispanos	not used	pispales
	accusative	pispame	pispate	pispalo, pispala	pispanos	not used	pispalos, pispalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pispe	dative	píspeme	not used	píspele, píspese	píspenos	not used	píspeles
	accusative	píspeme	not used	píspelo, píspela, píspese	píspenos	not used	píspelos, píspelas
with first-person plural imperative pispemos	dative	not used	pispémoste	pispémosle	pispémonos	pispémoos	pispémosles
	accusative	not used	pispémoste	pispémoslo, pispémosla	pispémonos	pispémoos	pispémoslos, pispémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pispad	dative	pispadme	not used	pispadle	pispadnos	pispaos	pispadles
	accusative	pispadme	not used	pispadlo, pispadla	pispadnos	pispaos	pispadlos, pispadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pispen	dative	píspenme	not used	píspenle	píspennos	not used	píspenles, píspense
	accusative	píspenme	not used	píspenlo, píspenla	píspennos	not used	píspenlos, píspenlas, píspense

Further reading

• “pispar”, 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