embolcar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ bolcar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əm.bulˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əm.bolˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.bolˈkaɾ]

Verb

embolcar (first-person singular present embolco, first-person singular preterite embolquí, past participle embolcat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to wrap, to envelop
2. to swaddle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embolcar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			embolcar
gerund			embolcant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embolcat		embolcada
		plural		embolcats		embolcades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embolco	embolques	embolca	embolquem	embolqueu	embolquen
	imperfect	embolcava	embolcaves	embolcava	embolcàvem	embolcàveu	embolcaven
	future	embolcaré	embolcaràs	embolcarà	embolcarem	embolcareu	embolcaran
	preterite	embolquí	embolcares	embolcà	embolcàrem	embolcàreu	embolcaren
	conditional	embolcaria	embolcaries	embolcaria	embolcaríem	embolcaríeu	embolcarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embolqui	embolquis	embolqui	embolquem	embolqueu	embolquin
	imperfect	embolqués	embolquessis	embolqués	embolquéssim	embolquéssiu	embolquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	embolca	embolqui	embolquem	embolqueu	embolquin
	negative (no)	—	no embolquis	no embolqui	no embolquem	no embolqueu	no embolquin

Derived terms

• embolcall
• embolcatge

Further reading

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