petar

See also: Petar

English

Noun

petar (plural petars)

1. Obsolete form of petard.
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:

     hoist with his own petar

References

• “petar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Peart, Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petra, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

Asturian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtaɾ/, [peˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

petar

1. (impersonal) to interest

   nun me peta dir

   I don't feel like going

Catalan

Etymology

From pet +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈtaɾ]

Verb

petar (first-person singular present peto, first-person singular preterite petí, past participle petat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to explode, to burst
2. (intransitive, computing, informal, of a program) to crash
3. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to fart

Conjugation

    Conjugation of petar (first conjugation)

infinitive			petar
gerund			petant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		petat		petada
		plural		petats		petades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	peto	petes	peta	petem	peteu	peten
	imperfect	petava	petaves	petava	petàvem	petàveu	petaven
	future	petaré	petaràs	petarà	petarem	petareu	petaran
	preterite	petí	petares	petà	petàrem	petàreu	petaren
	conditional	petaria	petaries	petaria	petaríem	petaríeu	petarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	peti	petis	peti	petem	peteu	petin
	imperfect	petés	petessis	petés	petéssim	petéssiu	petessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	peta	peti	petem	peteu	petin
	negative (no)	—	no petis	no peti	no petem	no peteu	no petin

Derived terms

• petada
• petaner

Descendants

• → Spanish: petar

Further reading

• “petar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “petar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “petar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1800. From peto (“woodpecker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtaɾ/

Verb

petar (first-person singular present peto, first-person singular preterite petei, past participle petado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to knock, to impact

   Quen peta na porta?

   Who is knocking on the door?

2. (transitive) to churn
3. (intransitive, figurative) to want

   —Vai facer a cama! —Non me peta!

   "Make your bed!" "I don't want to!"

   —Por que? —Porque me peta.

   "Why?" "Because I want to."

Conjugation

    Conjugation of petar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	petar
Personal	petar	petares	petar	petarmos	petardes	petaren
Gerund
	petando
Past participle
Masculine	petado			petados
Feminine	petada			petadas
Indicative
Present	peto	petas	peta	petamos	petades	petan
Imperfect	petaba	petabas	petaba	petabamos	petabades	petaban
Preterite	petei	petaches	petou	petamos	petastes	petaron
Pluperfect	petara	petaras	petara	petaramos	petarades	petaran
Future	petarei	petarás	petará	petaremos	petaredes	petarán
Conditional	petaría	petarías	petaría	petariamos	petariades	petarían
Subjunctive
Present	pete	petes	pete	petemos	petedes	peten
Imperfect	petase	petases	petase	petásemos	petásedes	petasen
Future	petar	petares	petar	petarmos	petardes	petaren
Imperative
Affirmative		peta	pete	petemos	petade	peten
Negative (non)		non petes	non pete	non petemos	non petedes	non peten

    Reintegrated conjugation of petar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	petar
Personal	petar	petares	petar	petarmos	petardes	petarem
Gerund
	petando
Past participle
Masculine	petado			petados
Feminine	petada			petadas
Indicative
Present	peto	petas	peta	petamos	petades, petais	petam
Imperfect	petava	petavas	petava	petávamos	petávades, petáveis, petávais1	petavam
Preterite	petei	petaste, petache1	petou	petamos	petastes	petárom, petaram
Pluperfect	petara	petaras	petara	petáramos	petárades, petáreis, petárais1	petaram
Future	petarei	petarás	petará	petaremos	petaredes, petareis	petarám, petarão
Conditional	petaria	petarias	petaria	petaríamos	petaríades, petaríeis, petaríais1	petariam
Subjunctive
Present	pete	petes	pete	petemos	petedes, peteis	petem
Imperfect	petasse	petasses	petasse	petássemos	petássedes, petásseis	petassem
Future	petar	petares	petar	petarmos	petardes	petarem
Imperative
Affirmative		peta	pete	petemos	petade, petai	petem
Negative (nom)		nom petes	nom pete	nom petemos	nom petedes, nom peteis	nom petem

¹Less recommended.

Synonyms

• bater
• (to want to do): apetecer

Related terms

• petada (“knock”)
• petador (“knocker”)
• peteiro (“beak”)
• petelo (“small mallet”)
• petelar (“to knock gently and repeatedly”)

References

• “petar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “petar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “petar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “petar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tar/, [ˈpɛt̪är]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tar/, [ˈpɛːt̪är]

Verb

petar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of petō

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan petar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtaɾ/ [peˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pe‧tar

Verb

petar (first-person singular present peto, first-person singular preterite peté, past participle petado)

1. (colloquial) to explode, blow up, let off, set off

   Synonyms: explotar, estallar

2. (colloquial, transitive) to please, gratify, content

   Synonym: agradar

3. to fill up; cram; be packed

   Anoche la discoteca estaba petada.

   Last night the disco was packed.

4. (reflexive, computing) crash (a malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable)

   Se ha petado Windows, tengo que reiniciar el ordenador.

   Windows has crashed, I have to restart the computer.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of petar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			petar
gerund			petando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		petado		petada
		plural		petados		petadas
		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	peto	petastú petásvos	peta	petamos	petáis	petan
	imperfect	petaba	petabas	petaba	petábamos	petabais	petaban
	preterite	peté	petaste	petó	petamos	petasteis	petaron
	future	petaré	petarás	petará	petaremos	petaréis	petarán
	conditional	petaría	petarías	petaría	petaríamos	petaríais	petarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pete	petestú petésvos2	pete	petemos	petéis	peten
	imperfect (ra)	petara	petaras	petara	petáramos	petarais	petaran
	imperfect (se)	petase	petases	petase	petásemos	petaseis	petasen
	future1	petare	petares	petare	petáremos	petareis	petaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		petatú petávos	pete	petemos	petad	peten
	negative		no petes	no pete	no petemos	no petéis	no peten

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

    Selected combined forms of petar

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 petar
	dative	petarme	petarte	petarle, petarse	petarnos	petaros	petarles, petarse
	accusative	petarme	petarte	petarlo, petarla, petarse	petarnos	petaros	petarlos, petarlas, petarse
with gerund petando
	dative	petándome	petándote	petándole, petándose	petándonos	petándoos	petándoles, petándose
	accusative	petándome	petándote	petándolo, petándola, petándose	petándonos	petándoos	petándolos, petándolas, petándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative peta
	dative	pétame	pétate	pétale	pétanos	not used	pétales
	accusative	pétame	pétate	pétalo, pétala	pétanos	not used	pétalos, pétalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative petá
	dative	petame	petate	petale	petanos	not used	petales
	accusative	petame	petate	petalo, petala	petanos	not used	petalos, petalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pete
	dative	péteme	not used	pétele, pétese	pétenos	not used	pételes
	accusative	péteme	not used	pételo, pétela, pétese	pétenos	not used	pételos, pételas
with first-person plural imperative petemos
	dative	not used	petémoste	petémosle	petémonos	petémoos	petémosles
	accusative	not used	petémoste	petémoslo, petémosla	petémonos	petémoos	petémoslos, petémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative petad
	dative	petadme	not used	petadle	petadnos	petaos	petadles
	accusative	petadme	not used	petadlo, petadla	petadnos	petaos	petadlos, petadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative peten
	dative	pétenme	not used	pétenle	pétennos	not used	pétenles, pétense
	accusative	pétenme	not used	pétenlo, pétenla	pétennos	not used	pétenlos, pétenlas, pétense

Derived terms

• petarlo
• petarse

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• parte

Swedish

Verb

petar

1. present indicative of peta

Anagrams

• Petra, paret, repat

Venetian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

petar

1. (transitive) to attach, stick

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of petar (first conjugation)

infinitive	petar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		petando
past participle		petà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	peto	(te) peti	(el/ła) peta	petémo, petòn	peté	(i/łe) peta
imperfect	petava	(te) petavi	(el/ła) petava	petàvimo	petavi	(i/łe) petava
future	petarò	(te) petarè	(el/ła) petarà	petarémo	petarè	(i/łe) petarà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	petarìa	(te) petarisi	(el/ła) petarìa	petarìsimo	petarisi	(i/łe) petarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	pete, peta	(te) peti	(el/ła) pete, (el/ła) peta	petémo, petone	peté	(i/łe) pete, (i/łe) peta
imperfect	petase	(te) petasi	(el/ła) petase	petàsimo	petasi	(i/łe) petase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) peta	(el/ła) peta, (el/ła) pete	petémo	peté	(i/łe) peta, (i/łe) pete