ronronar

Portuguese

Etymology

From ronrom +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish ronronear, and French ronronner.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ʁ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ʁ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ɾ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ʁ)/ [χõ.χoˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ɻ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.ʁuˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ron‧ro‧nar

Verb

ronronar (first-person singular present ronrono, first-person singular preterite ronronei, past participle ronronado)

1. to purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ronronar (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	ronronar
Personal	ronronar	ronronares	ronronar	ronronarmos	ronronardes	ronronarem
Gerund
	ronronando
Past participle
Masculine	ronronado			ronronados
Feminine	ronronada			ronronadas
Indicative
Present	ronrono	ronronas	ronrona	ronronamos	ronronais	ronronam
Imperfect	ronronava	ronronavas	ronronava	ronronávamos	ronronáveis	ronronavam
Preterite	ronronei	ronronaste	ronronou	ronronamos1, ronronámos2	ronronastes	ronronaram
Pluperfect	ronronara	ronronaras	ronronara	ronronáramos	ronronáreis	ronronaram
Future	ronronarei	ronronarás	ronronará	ronronaremos	ronronareis	ronronarão
Conditional	ronronaria	ronronarias	ronronaria	ronronaríamos	ronronaríeis	ronronariam
Subjunctive
Present	ronrone	ronrones	ronrone	ronronemos	ronroneis	ronronem
Imperfect	ronronasse	ronronasses	ronronasse	ronronássemos	ronronásseis	ronronassem
Future	ronronar	ronronares	ronronar	ronronarmos	ronronardes	ronronarem
Imperative
Affirmative		ronrona	ronrone	ronronemos	ronronai	ronronem
Negative (não)		não ronrones	não ronrone	não ronronemos	não ronroneis	não ronronem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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