esbombar

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ bomba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əz.bumˈba]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əz.bomˈba]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.bomˈbaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

esbombar (first-person singular present esbombo, first-person singular preterite esbombí, past participle esbombat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to spread, to preach (a piece of news)

   Synonyms: divulgar, botzinar, propalar

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to spread, to get around

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esbombar (first conjugation)

infinitive			esbombar
gerund			esbombant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esbombat		esbombada
		plural		esbombats		esbombades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esbombo	esbombes	esbomba	esbombem	esbombeu	esbomben
	imperfect	esbombava	esbombaves	esbombava	esbombàvem	esbombàveu	esbombaven
	future	esbombaré	esbombaràs	esbombarà	esbombarem	esbombareu	esbombaran
	preterite	esbombí	esbombares	esbombà	esbombàrem	esbombàreu	esbombaren
	conditional	esbombaria	esbombaries	esbombaria	esbombaríem	esbombaríeu	esbombarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esbombi	esbombis	esbombi	esbombem	esbombeu	esbombin
	imperfect	esbombés	esbombessis	esbombés	esbombéssim	esbombéssiu	esbombessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esbomba	esbombi	esbombem	esbombeu	esbombin
	negative (no)	—	no esbombis	no esbombi	no esbombem	no esbombeu	no esbombin

Derived terms

• esbombada
• esbombament
• esbombolar

 

Further reading

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