hibernar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hībernāre (“to pass winter”), from hībernus (“of winter”). Doublet of hivernar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [i.βərˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [i.bərˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.beɾˈnaɾ]

Verb

hibernar (first-person singular present hiberno, first-person singular preterite hiberní, past participle hibernat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to hibernate
2. (transitive) to winterise

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hibernar (first conjugation)

infinitive			hibernar
gerund			hibernant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		hibernat		hibernada
		plural		hibernats		hibernades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	hiberno	hibernes	hiberna	hibernem	hiberneu	hibernen
	imperfect	hibernava	hibernaves	hibernava	hibernàvem	hibernàveu	hibernaven
	future	hibernaré	hibernaràs	hibernarà	hibernarem	hibernareu	hibernaran
	preterite	hiberní	hibernares	hibernà	hibernàrem	hibernàreu	hibernaren
	conditional	hibernaria	hibernaries	hibernaria	hibernaríem	hibernaríeu	hibernarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	hiberni	hibernis	hiberni	hibernem	hiberneu	hibernin
	imperfect	hibernés	hibernessis	hibernés	hibernéssim	hibernéssiu	hibernessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	hiberna	hiberni	hibernem	hiberneu	hibernin
	negative (no)	—	no hibernis	no hiberni	no hibernem	no hiberneu	no hibernin

Related terms

• hibernació

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hībernāre (“to pass winter”), from hībernus (“of winter”). Doublet of invernar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.beʁˈna(ʁ)/ [i.beɦˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.beʁˈna(ʁ)/ [i.beɦˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /i.beɾˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.beʁˈna(ʁ)/ [i.beʁˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.beɻˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.bɨɾˈnaɾ/ [i.βɨɾˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.bɨɾˈnaɾ/ [i.βɨɾˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.bɨɾˈna.ɾi/ [i.βɨɾˈna.ɾi]

Verb

hibernar (first-person singular present hiberno, first-person singular preterite hibernei, past participle hibernado)

1. (biology) to hibernate (to spend winter time in hibernation)
2. (computing) to hibernate (to enter a standby state)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hibernar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	hibernar
Personal	hibernar	hibernares	hibernar	hibernarmos	hibernardes	hibernarem
Gerund
	hibernando
Past participle
Masculine	hibernado			hibernados
Feminine	hibernada			hibernadas
Indicative
Present	hiberno	hibernas	hiberna	hibernamos	hibernais	hibernam
Imperfect	hibernava	hibernavas	hibernava	hibernávamos	hibernáveis	hibernavam
Preterite	hibernei	hibernaste	hibernou	hibernamos1, hibernámos2	hibernastes	hibernaram
Pluperfect	hibernara	hibernaras	hibernara	hibernáramos	hibernáreis	hibernaram
Future	hibernarei	hibernarás	hibernará	hibernaremos	hibernareis	hibernarão
Conditional	hibernaria	hibernarias	hibernaria	hibernaríamos	hibernaríeis	hibernariam
Subjunctive
Present	hiberne	hibernes	hiberne	hibernemos	hiberneis	hibernem
Imperfect	hibernasse	hibernasses	hibernasse	hibernássemos	hibernásseis	hibernassem
Future	hibernar	hibernares	hibernar	hibernarmos	hibernardes	hibernarem
Imperative
Affirmative		hiberna	hiberne	hibernemos	hibernai	hibernem
Negative (não)		não hibernes	não hiberne	não hibernemos	não hiberneis	não hibernem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• hibernação
• hibernado
• hibernagem
• hibernal
• hibernante
• hibernoso
• inverno

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hībernāre. Doublet of invernar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibeɾˈnaɾ/ [i.β̞eɾˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hi‧ber‧nar

Verb

hibernar (first-person singular present hiberno, first-person singular preterite hiberné, past participle hibernado)

1. (intransitive) to hibernate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hibernar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			hibernar
gerund			hibernando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		hibernado		hibernada
		plural		hibernados		hibernadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	hiberno	hibernastú hibernásvos	hiberna	hibernamos	hibernáis	hibernan
	imperfect	hibernaba	hibernabas	hibernaba	hibernábamos	hibernabais	hibernaban
	preterite	hiberné	hibernaste	hibernó	hibernamos	hibernasteis	hibernaron
	future	hibernaré	hibernarás	hibernará	hibernaremos	hibernaréis	hibernarán
	conditional	hibernaría	hibernarías	hibernaría	hibernaríamos	hibernaríais	hibernarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	hiberne	hibernestú hibernésvos2	hiberne	hibernemos	hibernéis	hibernen
	imperfect (ra)	hibernara	hibernaras	hibernara	hibernáramos	hibernarais	hibernaran
	imperfect (se)	hibernase	hibernases	hibernase	hibernásemos	hibernaseis	hibernasen
	future1	hibernare	hibernares	hibernare	hibernáremos	hibernareis	hibernaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		hibernatú hibernávos	hiberne	hibernemos	hibernad	hibernen
	negative		no hibernes	no hiberne	no hibernemos	no hibernéis	no hibernen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of hibernar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive hibernar
	dative	hibernarme	hibernarte	hibernarle, hibernarse	hibernarnos	hibernaros	hibernarles, hibernarse
	accusative	hibernarme	hibernarte	hibernarlo, hibernarla, hibernarse	hibernarnos	hibernaros	hibernarlos, hibernarlas, hibernarse
with gerund hibernando
	dative	hibernándome	hibernándote	hibernándole, hibernándose	hibernándonos	hibernándoos	hibernándoles, hibernándose
	accusative	hibernándome	hibernándote	hibernándolo, hibernándola, hibernándose	hibernándonos	hibernándoos	hibernándolos, hibernándolas, hibernándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hiberna
	dative	hibérname	hibérnate	hibérnale	hibérnanos	not used	hibérnales
	accusative	hibérname	hibérnate	hibérnalo, hibérnala	hibérnanos	not used	hibérnalos, hibérnalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hiberná
	dative	hibername	hibernate	hibernale	hibernanos	not used	hibernales
	accusative	hibername	hibernate	hibernalo, hibernala	hibernanos	not used	hibernalos, hibernalas
with formal second-person singular imperative hiberne
	dative	hibérneme	not used	hibérnele, hibérnese	hibérnenos	not used	hibérneles
	accusative	hibérneme	not used	hibérnelo, hibérnela, hibérnese	hibérnenos	not used	hibérnelos, hibérnelas
with first-person plural imperative hibernemos
	dative	not used	hibernémoste	hibernémosle	hibernémonos	hibernémoos	hibernémosles
	accusative	not used	hibernémoste	hibernémoslo, hibernémosla	hibernémonos	hibernémoos	hibernémoslos, hibernémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hibernad
	dative	hibernadme	not used	hibernadle	hibernadnos	hibernaos	hibernadles
	accusative	hibernadme	not used	hibernadlo, hibernadla	hibernadnos	hibernaos	hibernadlos, hibernadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hibernen
	dative	hibérnenme	not used	hibérnenle	hibérnennos	not used	hibérnenles, hibérnense
	accusative	hibérnenme	not used	hibérnenlo, hibérnenla	hibérnennos	not used	hibérnenlos, hibérnenlas, hibérnense

Further reading

• “hibernar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014