Etymology
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Possibly from Vulgar Latin *excomborāre, from a proposed Proto-Celtic *comboros. This could be from the same root underlying Medieval Latin combrus (“barricade of felled trees”), reconstructed as Gaulish *komberū, from Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”) (from *kom- + *bereti (“to bear”)) and found in Medieval Latin incombrō, the source of Old French encombrer.
Pronunciation
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escombrar (first-person singular present escombro, first-person singular preterite escombrí, past participle escombrat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/
- (transitive, intransitive) to sweep, sweep away, sweep out
- (transitive, figurative) to sweep
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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References
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Etymology
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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excomborāre, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *comboros, derived from *kom- (“with”) + *bereti (“to bear”), similar to Dutch kommer (“concern, problems”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /eskomˈbɾaɾ/ [es.kõmˈbɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧com‧brar
escombrar (first-person singular present escombro, first-person singular preterite escombré, past participle escombrado)
- to clear out, clean out
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of escombrar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive escombrar
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dative
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escombrarme
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escombrarte
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escombrarle, escombrarse
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escombrarnos
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escombraros
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escombrarles, escombrarse
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accusative
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escombrarme
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escombrarte
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escombrarlo, escombrarla, escombrarse
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escombrarnos
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escombraros
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escombrarlos, escombrarlas, escombrarse
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with gerund escombrando
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dative
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escombrándome
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escombrándote
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escombrándole, escombrándose
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escombrándonos
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escombrándoos
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escombrándoles, escombrándose
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accusative
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escombrándome
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escombrándote
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escombrándolo, escombrándola, escombrándose
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escombrándonos
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escombrándoos
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escombrándolos, escombrándolas, escombrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative escombra
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dative
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escómbrame
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escómbrate
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escómbrale
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escómbranos
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not used
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escómbrales
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accusative
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escómbrame
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escómbrate
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escómbralo, escómbrala
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escómbranos
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not used
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escómbralos, escómbralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative escombrá
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dative
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escombrame
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escombrate
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escombrale
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escombranos
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not used
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escombrales
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accusative
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escombrame
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escombrate
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escombralo, escombrala
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escombranos
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not used
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escombralos, escombralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative escombre
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dative
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escómbreme
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not used
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escómbrele, escómbrese
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escómbrenos
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not used
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escómbreles
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accusative
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escómbreme
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not used
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escómbrelo, escómbrela, escómbrese
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escómbrenos
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not used
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escómbrelos, escómbrelas
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with first-person plural imperative escombremos
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dative
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not used
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escombrémoste
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escombrémosle
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escombrémonos
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escombrémoos
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escombrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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escombrémoste
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escombrémoslo, escombrémosla
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escombrémonos
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escombrémoos
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escombrémoslos, escombrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative escombrad
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dative
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escombradme
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not used
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escombradle
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escombradnos
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escombraos
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escombradles
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accusative
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escombradme
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not used
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escombradlo, escombradla
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escombradnos
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escombraos
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escombradlos, escombradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative escombren
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dative
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escómbrenme
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not used
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escómbrenle
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escómbrennos
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not used
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escómbrenles, escómbrense
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accusative
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escómbrenme
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not used
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escómbrenlo, escómbrenla
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escómbrennos
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not used
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escómbrenlos, escómbrenlas, escómbrense
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