esbalair

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan esbalausir, from Vulgar Latin *exblaudīre, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaną (“to make weak, make void, soften”). Cognate with French éblouir (“to dazzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əz.bə.ləˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ez.ba.laˈiɾ]

Verb

esbalair (first-person singular present esbalaeixo, first-person singular preterite esbalaí, past participle esbalaït)

1. (transitive) to astonish, amaze

   Synonyms: atonir, meravellar

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be astonished, amazed

   Synonym: meravellar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esbalair (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			esbalair
gerund			esbalaint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esbalaït		esbalaïda
		plural		esbalaïts		esbalaïdes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esbalaeixo	esbalaeixes	esbalaeix	esbalaïm	esbalaïu	esbalaeixen
	imperfect	esbalaïa	esbalaïes	esbalaïa	esbalaíem	esbalaíeu	esbalaïen
	future	esbalairé	esbalairàs	esbalairà	esbalairem	esbalaireu	esbalairan
	preterite	esbalaí	esbalaïres	esbalaí	esbalaírem	esbalaíreu	esbalaïren
	conditional	esbalairia	esbalairies	esbalairia	esbalairíem	esbalairíeu	esbalairien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esbalaeixi	esbalaeixis	esbalaeixi	esbalaïm	esbalaïu	esbalaeixin
	imperfect	esbalaís	esbalaïssis	esbalaís	esbalaíssim	esbalaíssiu	esbalaïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esbalaeix	esbalaeixi	esbalaïm	esbalaïu	esbalaeixin
	negative (no)	—	no esbalaeixis	no esbalaeixi	no esbalaïm	no esbalaïu	no esbalaeixin

Derived terms

• esbalaïdor
• esbalaïment

Further reading

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