esmocar

Catalan

Etymology 1

From es- +‎ moc +‎ -ar.

Verb

esmocar (first-person singular present esmoco, first-person singular preterite esmoquí, past participle esmocat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. to snuff out, to trim (a wick)

Derived terms

• esmocadores
• esmocadura

Etymology 2

From es- +‎ moca +‎ -ar.

Verb

esmocar (first-person singular present esmoco, first-person singular preterite esmoquí, past participle esmocat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɔ/; (Valencian) /o/

1. to gut, to clean (a fish)

Conjugation

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

infinitive			esmocar
gerund			esmocant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esmocat		esmocada
		plural		esmocats		esmocades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esmoco	esmoques	esmoca	esmoquem	esmoqueu	esmoquen
	imperfect	esmocava	esmocaves	esmocava	esmocàvem	esmocàveu	esmocaven
	future	esmocaré	esmocaràs	esmocarà	esmocarem	esmocareu	esmocaran
	preterite	esmoquí	esmocares	esmocà	esmocàrem	esmocàreu	esmocaren
	conditional	esmocaria	esmocaries	esmocaria	esmocaríem	esmocaríeu	esmocarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esmoqui	esmoquis	esmoqui	esmoquem	esmoqueu	esmoquin
	imperfect	esmoqués	esmoquessis	esmoqués	esmoquéssim	esmoquéssiu	esmoquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esmoca	esmoqui	esmoquem	esmoqueu	esmoquin
	negative (no)	—	no esmoquis	no esmoqui	no esmoquem	no esmoqueu	no esmoquin

Further reading

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