moldar

Old Norse

Noun

moldar

1. indefinite genitive singular of mold
2. indefinite nominative plural of mold
3. indefinite accusative plural of mold

Portuguese

Etymology

From molde +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mowˈda(ʁ)/ [moʊ̯ˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mowˈda(ʁ)/ [moʊ̯ˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mowˈda(ɾ)/ [moʊ̯ˈda(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mowˈda(ʁ)/ [moʊ̯ˈda(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mowˈda(ɻ)/ [moʊ̯ˈda(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /molˈdaɾ/ [moɫˈdaɾ], /mɔlˈdaɾ/ [mɔɫˈdaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /molˈdaɾ/ [moɫˈdaɾ], /mɔlˈdaɾ/ [mɔɫˈdaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /molˈda.ɾi/ [moɫˈda.ɾi], /mɔlˈda.ɾi/ [mɔɫˈda.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: mol‧dar

Verb

moldar (first-person singular present moldo, first-person singular preterite moldei, past participle moldado)

1. to mold / mould
2. to hew, work, shape

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moldar (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	moldar
Personal	moldar	moldares	moldar	moldarmos	moldardes	moldarem
Gerund
	moldando
Past participle
Masculine	moldado			moldados
Feminine	moldada			moldadas
Indicative
Present	moldo	moldas	molda	moldamos	moldais	moldam
Imperfect	moldava	moldavas	moldava	moldávamos	moldáveis	moldavam
Preterite	moldei	moldaste	moldou	moldamos1, moldámos2	moldastes	moldaram
Pluperfect	moldara	moldaras	moldara	moldáramos	moldáreis	moldaram
Future	moldarei	moldarás	moldará	moldaremos	moldareis	moldarão
Conditional	moldaria	moldarias	moldaria	moldaríamos	moldaríeis	moldariam
Subjunctive
Present	molde	moldes	molde	moldemos	moldeis	moldem
Imperfect	moldasse	moldasses	moldasse	moldássemos	moldásseis	moldassem
Future	moldar	moldares	moldar	moldarmos	moldardes	moldarem
Imperative
Affirmative		molda	molde	moldemos	moldai	moldem
Negative (não)		não moldes	não molde	não moldemos	não moldeis	não moldem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “moldar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “moldar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From molde +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /molˈdaɾ/ [mol̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mol‧dar

Verb

moldar (first-person singular present moldo, first-person singular preterite moldé, past participle moldado)

1. (transitive) to mould; to mold

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moldar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			moldar
gerund			moldando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		moldado		moldada
		plural		moldados		moldadas
		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	moldo	moldastú moldásvos	molda	moldamos	moldáis	moldan
	imperfect	moldaba	moldabas	moldaba	moldábamos	moldabais	moldaban
	preterite	moldé	moldaste	moldó	moldamos	moldasteis	moldaron
	future	moldaré	moldarás	moldará	moldaremos	moldaréis	moldarán
	conditional	moldaría	moldarías	moldaría	moldaríamos	moldaríais	moldarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	molde	moldestú moldésvos2	molde	moldemos	moldéis	molden
	imperfect (ra)	moldara	moldaras	moldara	moldáramos	moldarais	moldaran
	imperfect (se)	moldase	moldases	moldase	moldásemos	moldaseis	moldasen
	future1	moldare	moldares	moldare	moldáremos	moldareis	moldaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		moldatú moldávos	molde	moldemos	moldad	molden
	negative		no moldes	no molde	no moldemos	no moldéis	no molden

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

    Selected combined forms of moldar

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 moldar
	dative	moldarme	moldarte	moldarle, moldarse	moldarnos	moldaros	moldarles, moldarse
	accusative	moldarme	moldarte	moldarlo, moldarla, moldarse	moldarnos	moldaros	moldarlos, moldarlas, moldarse
with gerund moldando
	dative	moldándome	moldándote	moldándole, moldándose	moldándonos	moldándoos	moldándoles, moldándose
	accusative	moldándome	moldándote	moldándolo, moldándola, moldándose	moldándonos	moldándoos	moldándolos, moldándolas, moldándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative molda
	dative	móldame	móldate	móldale	móldanos	not used	móldales
	accusative	móldame	móldate	móldalo, móldala	móldanos	not used	móldalos, móldalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative moldá
	dative	moldame	moldate	moldale	moldanos	not used	moldales
	accusative	moldame	moldate	moldalo, moldala	moldanos	not used	moldalos, moldalas
with formal second-person singular imperative molde
	dative	móldeme	not used	móldele, móldese	móldenos	not used	móldeles
	accusative	móldeme	not used	móldelo, móldela, móldese	móldenos	not used	móldelos, móldelas
with first-person plural imperative moldemos
	dative	not used	moldémoste	moldémosle	moldémonos	moldémoos	moldémosles
	accusative	not used	moldémoste	moldémoslo, moldémosla	moldémonos	moldémoos	moldémoslos, moldémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative moldad
	dative	moldadme	not used	moldadle	moldadnos	moldaos	moldadles
	accusative	moldadme	not used	moldadlo, moldadla	moldadnos	moldaos	moldadlos, moldadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative molden
	dative	móldenme	not used	móldenle	móldennos	not used	móldenles, móldense
	accusative	móldenme	not used	móldenlo, móldenla	móldennos	not used	móldenlos, móldenlas, móldense

Further reading

• “moldar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28