prostrar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• postrar

Etymology

Back-formation from prostrat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾusˈtɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾosˈtɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pɾosˈtɾaɾ]

Verb

prostrar (first-person singular present prostro, first-person singular preterite prostrí, past participle prostrat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (figurative, transitive) to overwhelm, to exhaust
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to prostrate oneself
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel

   Synonym: agenollar-se

4. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to kowtow, to acknowledge the superiority of another

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prostrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			prostrar
gerund			prostrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		prostrat		prostrada
		plural		prostrats		prostrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	prostro	prostres	prostra	prostrem	prostreu	prostren
	imperfect	prostrava	prostraves	prostrava	prostràvem	prostràveu	prostraven
	future	prostraré	prostraràs	prostrarà	prostrarem	prostrareu	prostraran
	preterite	prostrí	prostrares	prostrà	prostràrem	prostràreu	prostraren
	conditional	prostraria	prostraries	prostraria	prostraríem	prostraríeu	prostrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	prostri	prostris	prostri	prostrem	prostreu	prostrin
	imperfect	prostrés	prostressis	prostrés	prostréssim	prostréssiu	prostressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	prostra	prostri	prostrem	prostreu	prostrin
	negative (no)	—	no prostris	no prostri	no prostrem	no prostreu	no prostrin

Related terms

• prostració

Further reading

• “prostrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin prōsternō (“to strew in front of”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾosˈtɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾosˈtɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈtɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾoʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾoʃˈtɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈtɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuʃˈtɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuʃˈtɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuʃˈtɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pros‧trar

Verb

prostrar (first-person singular present prostro, first-person singular preterite prostrei, past participle prostrado)

1. (transitive) to prostrate (to lie flat or facedown)
2. (transitive, figurative) to destroy

   Synonym: destruir

3. (transitive) to humiliate
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get weak; to weaken

   Synonym: enfraquecer-se

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel; to kowtow
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to humiliate oneself; to act in a submissive manner

   Synonym: humilhar-se

7. (reflexive) to prostrate (to throw oneself down in submission)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prostrar (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	prostrar
Personal	prostrar	prostrares	prostrar	prostrarmos	prostrardes	prostrarem
Gerund
	prostrando
Past participle
Masculine	prostrado			prostrados
Feminine	prostrada			prostradas
Indicative
Present	prostro	prostras	prostra	prostramos	prostrais	prostram
Imperfect	prostrava	prostravas	prostrava	prostrávamos	prostráveis	prostravam
Preterite	prostrei	prostraste	prostrou	prostramos1, prostrámos2	prostrastes	prostraram
Pluperfect	prostrara	prostraras	prostrara	prostráramos	prostráreis	prostraram
Future	prostrarei	prostrarás	prostrará	prostraremos	prostrareis	prostrarão
Conditional	prostraria	prostrarias	prostraria	prostraríamos	prostraríeis	prostrariam
Subjunctive
Present	prostre	prostres	prostre	prostremos	prostreis	prostrem
Imperfect	prostrasse	prostrasses	prostrasse	prostrássemos	prostrásseis	prostrassem
Future	prostrar	prostrares	prostrar	prostrarmos	prostrardes	prostrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		prostra	prostre	prostremos	prostrai	prostrem
Negative (não)		não prostres	não prostre	não prostremos	não prostreis	não prostrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.