ablanir

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ bla +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βləˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bləˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.blaˈniɾ]

Verb

ablanir (first-person singular present ablaneixo, first-person singular preterite ablaní, past participle ablanit)

1. (transitive) to soften, melt
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to soften, melt (become soft)
3. (transitive, figurative) to mitigate, to soothe

   Synonyms: mitigar, suavitzar, endolcir

Conjugation

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

infinitive			ablanir
gerund			ablanint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ablanit		ablanida
		plural		ablanits		ablanides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ablaneixo	ablaneixes	ablaneix	ablanim	ablaniu	ablaneixen
	imperfect	ablania	ablanies	ablania	ablaníem	ablaníeu	ablanien
	future	ablaniré	ablaniràs	ablanirà	ablanirem	ablanireu	ablaniran
	preterite	ablaní	ablanires	ablaní	ablanírem	ablaníreu	ablaniren
	conditional	ablaniria	ablaniries	ablaniria	ablaniríem	ablaniríeu	ablanirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ablaneixi	ablaneixis	ablaneixi	ablanim	ablaniu	ablaneixin
	imperfect	ablanís	ablanissis	ablanís	ablaníssim	ablaníssiu	ablanissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	ablaneix	ablaneixi	ablanim	ablaniu	ablaneixin
	negative (no)	—	no ablaneixis	no ablaneixi	no ablanim	no ablaniu	no ablaneixin

Synonyms

• (make soft): estovar, entendrir

Derived terms

• ablanida
• ablanidor
• ablaniment

 

Further reading

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