alimentar
Asturian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
alimentar (first-person singular indicative present alimento, past participle alimentáu)
Conjugation edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.li.mənˈta]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.li.menˈtaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar
- Homophone: alimentà (except Valencian)
Verb edit
alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentí, past participle alimentat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
- to feed
- to nourish
- (electronics) to supply (with power, etc.)
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “alimentar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “alimentar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “alimentar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “alimentar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- IPA(key): /alimɛnˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mɛ̃n̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar
Verb edit
alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado)
- to feed
Conjugation edit
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “alimentar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English alimental, French alimenter, Italian alimentare, Spanish alimentar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
alimentar (present alimentas, past alimentis, future alimentos, conditional alimentus, imperative alimentez)
- (transitive) to supply with what is necessary (as water, fuel to a machine, provisions to a town, food to a family or person)
Conjugation edit
present | past | future | |||||
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infinitive | alimentar | alimentir | alimentor | ||||
tense | alimentas | alimentis | alimentos | ||||
conditional | alimentus | ||||||
imperative | alimentez | ||||||
adjective active participle | alimentanta | alimentinta | alimentonta | ||||
adverbial active participle | alimentante | alimentinte | alimentonte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | alimentanto | alimentinto | alimentonto | |||
plural | alimentanti | alimentinti | alimentonti | ||||
adjective passive participle | alimentata | alimentita | alimentota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | alimentate | alimentite | alimentote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | alimentato | alimentito | alimentoto | |||
plural | alimentati | alimentiti | alimentoti |
Derived terms edit
- alimentala, alimentanta (“alimental: sustaining”)
- alimento (“alimentation: supply, maintenance, feeding”)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- alimentar in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From alimento + -ar, from Latin alimentum (“food”).
Pronunciation edit
audio (BR) (file) - Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar
Verb edit
alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimentei, past participle alimentado)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to feed; to eat (to consume food)
- (transitive) to feed (to give food to)
- (by extension, transitive) to feed; to charge (provide with fuel or input)
- Alimente o fogo com essa lenha. ― Feed the fire with this firewood.
- (figuratively, transitive) to nurture (encourage the development of)
- Esse tipo de comentário só serve para alimentar o ódio. ― This kind of comment is only good for nurturing hatred.
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Etymology 2 edit
From alimento + -ar (compare French alimentaire, Latin alimentārius), from Latin alimentum (“food”).
Pronunciation edit
audio (BR) (file) - Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tar
Adjective edit
alimentar m or f (plural alimentares)
- (relational) food, nutrition
- Synonym: alimentício
Further reading edit
- “alimentar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “alimentar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “alimentar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “alimentar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “alimentar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “alimentar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French alimentaire, from Latin alimentārius. By surface analysis, aliment + -ar.
Adjective edit
alimentar m or n (feminine singular alimentară, masculine plural alimentari, feminine and neuter plural alimentare)
- alimentary, food-related
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | alimentar | alimentară | alimentari | alimentare | ||
definite | alimentarul | alimentara | alimentarii | alimentarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | alimentar | alimentare | alimentari | alimentare | ||
definite | alimentarului | alimentarei | alimentarilor | alimentarelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From alimento (“food; nourishment”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /alimenˈtaɾ/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧tar
Verb edit
alimentar (first-person singular present alimento, first-person singular preterite alimenté, past participle alimentado)
- (transitive) to feed (give food to eat)
- (transitive, figurative) to feed into, reinforce.
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “alimentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014