menear

See also: Menear

Ladino

Alternative forms

• manear

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish menear.

Verb

menear (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מיניאר)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to move (get in motion or put something in motion)
   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[1], page 155:

     Ariví al espital de Kfar Saba, i me echaron ayá sin poderme menear.

     I arrived at the Kfar Saba hospital, and they laid me down there without me being able to move myself.

2. (transitive, intransitive) to shake (wiggle)
   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[2], page 119:

     Alberto kontinuó a menear la kavesa en sinyo de dezaprovasión, sospirando: "A, komo se puede ser ansí!…"

     Albert kept shaking his head as a sign of disapproval, sighing, ‘Ugh, how can it be like this…!’

3. (transitive, intransitive) to stir (something); mix (something) around

Conjugation

    Conjugation of menear

infinitive		simple		menear
		compound		aver meneado
gerund		simple		meneando
		compound		aviendo meneado
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		meneado		meneados
		feminine		meneada		meneadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	meneo	meneas	menea	meneamos	meneáx	menean
	imperfect	meneava	meneavas	meneava	meneávamos	meneavax	meneavan
	preterite	meneí	meneates	meneó	meneimos	meneatex	menearon
	future	menearé	menearás	meneará	menearemos	menearéx	menearán
	conditional	menearía	menearías	menearía	menearíamos	menearíax	menearían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	menee	menees	menee	meneemos	meneéx	meneen
	imperfect	meneara	menearas	meneara	meneáramos	menearax	menearan
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vosotros vosós / vós	—
	affirmative	—	menea	—	—	menead	—
	negative	—	no menees	—	—	no meneéx	—

Derived terms

• menearse

Old Spanish

Etymology

Variation of menar, from Latin mināre (“to drive”).

Verb

menear

1. to shake (wiggle)

Descendants

• Ladino: manear, menear, מיניאר, מאניאר
• Spanish: menear

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “menear”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 335

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.neˈa(ʁ)/ [me.neˈa(h)], /me.niˈa(ʁ)/ [me.nɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ʁ)/ [meˈnja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.neˈa(ʁ)/ [me.neˈa(h)], /me.niˈa(ʁ)/ [me.nɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ʁ)/ [meˈnja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /me.neˈa(ɾ)/, /me.niˈa(ɾ)/ [me.nɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /me.neˈa(ʁ)/ [me.neˈa(χ)], /me.niˈa(ʁ)/ [me.nɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ʁ)/ [meˈnja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.neˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈnjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈnjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈnja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: me‧ne‧ar

Verb

menear (first-person singular present meneio, first-person singular preterite meneei, past participle meneado)

1. (transitive) to wiggle, wag, shake
2. (Rio Grande do Sul) to handle or to manage with the hands

   Synonym: manejar

3. (Rio Grande do Sul) to strike or to hit with the hands

   Synonym: golpear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of menear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	menear
Personal	menear	meneares	menear	menearmos	meneardes	menearem
Gerund
	meneando
Past participle
Masculine	meneado			meneados
Feminine	meneada			meneadas
Indicative
Present	meneio	meneias	meneia	meneamos	meneais	meneiam
Imperfect	meneava	meneavas	meneava	meneávamos	meneáveis	meneavam
Preterite	meneei	meneaste	meneou	meneamos1, meneámos2	meneastes	menearam
Pluperfect	meneara	menearas	meneara	meneáramos	meneáreis	menearam
Future	menearei	menearás	meneará	menearemos	meneareis	menearão
Conditional	menearia	menearias	menearia	menearíamos	menearíeis	meneariam
Subjunctive
Present	meneie	meneies	meneie	meneemos	meneeis	meneiem
Imperfect	meneasse	meneasses	meneasse	meneássemos	meneásseis	meneassem
Future	menear	meneares	menear	menearmos	meneardes	menearem
Imperative
Affirmative		meneia	meneie	meneemos	meneai	meneiem
Negative (não)		não meneies	não meneie	não meneemos	não meneeis	não meneiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “menear”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “menear”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “menear” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “menear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “menear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “menear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From manear (“(dated) to drive”), with contamination from menar (“to drive livestock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meneˈaɾ/ [me.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: me‧ne‧ar

Verb

menear (first-person singular present meneo, first-person singular preterite meneé, past participle meneado)

1. (transitive) to wiggle, to wag, to shake

   Synonyms: rabear, zarandear

2. (transitive) to hobble, to hopple (a horse)
3. (reflexive) to sway, to shake

Conjugation

    Conjugation of menear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			menear
gerund			meneando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		meneado		meneada
		plural		meneados		meneadas
		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	meneo	meneastú meneásvos	menea	meneamos	meneáis	menean
	imperfect	meneaba	meneabas	meneaba	meneábamos	meneabais	meneaban
	preterite	meneé	meneaste	meneó	meneamos	meneasteis	menearon
	future	menearé	menearás	meneará	menearemos	menearéis	menearán
	conditional	menearía	menearías	menearía	menearíamos	menearíais	menearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	menee	meneestú meneésvos2	menee	meneemos	meneéis	meneen
	imperfect (ra)	meneara	menearas	meneara	meneáramos	menearais	menearan
	imperfect (se)	menease	meneases	menease	meneásemos	meneaseis	meneasen
	future1	meneare	meneares	meneare	meneáremos	meneareis	menearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		meneatú meneávos	menee	meneemos	menead	meneen
	negative		no menees	no menee	no meneemos	no meneéis	no meneen

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

    Selected combined forms of menear

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 menear	dative	menearme	menearte	menearle, menearse	menearnos	menearos	menearles, menearse
	accusative	menearme	menearte	menearlo, menearla, menearse	menearnos	menearos	menearlos, menearlas, menearse
with gerund meneando	dative	meneándome	meneándote	meneándole, meneándose	meneándonos	meneándoos	meneándoles, meneándose
	accusative	meneándome	meneándote	meneándolo, meneándola, meneándose	meneándonos	meneándoos	meneándolos, meneándolas, meneándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative menea	dative	menéame	menéate	menéale	menéanos	not used	menéales
	accusative	menéame	menéate	menéalo, menéala	menéanos	not used	menéalos, menéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative meneá	dative	meneame	meneate	meneale	meneanos	not used	meneales
	accusative	meneame	meneate	menealo, meneala	meneanos	not used	menealos, menealas
with formal second-person singular imperative menee	dative	menéeme	not used	menéele, menéese	menéenos	not used	menéeles
	accusative	menéeme	not used	menéelo, menéela, menéese	menéenos	not used	menéelos, menéelas
with first-person plural imperative meneemos	dative	not used	meneémoste	meneémosle	meneémonos	meneémoos	meneémosles
	accusative	not used	meneémoste	meneémoslo, meneémosla	meneémonos	meneémoos	meneémoslos, meneémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative menead	dative	meneadme	not used	meneadle	meneadnos	meneaos	meneadles
	accusative	meneadme	not used	meneadlo, meneadla	meneadnos	meneaos	meneadlos, meneadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative meneen	dative	menéenme	not used	menéenle	menéennos	not used	menéenles, menéense
	accusative	menéenme	not used	menéenlo, menéenla	menéennos	not used	menéenlos, menéenlas, menéense

Derived terms

• de no te menees
• me cago en todo que se menea
• meneársela
• meneo

Further reading

• “menear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10