acamar

See also: Acamar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ cama +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈma(ʁ)/ [a.kɐ̃ˈma(h)], /a.kaˈma(ʁ)/ [a.kaˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈma(ʁ)/ [a.kɐ̃ˈma(h)], /a.kaˈma(ʁ)/ [a.kaˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈma(ɾ)/, /a.kaˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈma(ʁ)/ [a.kɐ̃ˈma(χ)], /a.kaˈma(ʁ)/ [a.kaˈma(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɐ̃ˈma(ɻ)/, /a.kaˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧ca‧mar

Verb

acamar (first-person singular present acamo, first-person singular preterite acamei, past participle acamado)

1. (transitive) to put to bed
2. (transitive, by extension) to cause to lie down, to lay down
3. (transitive) to arrange in layers
4. (transitive) to straighten (hair or fur)
5. (transitive, geology) to stratify
6. (intransitive or reflexive) to go to bed
7. (intransitive or reflexive) to lie down
8. (intransitive or reflexive) to lie sick in bed
9. (reflexive, geology) to stratify
10. (reflexive) to accumulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acamar (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	acamar
Personal	acamar	acamares	acamar	acamarmos	acamardes	acamarem
Gerund
	acamando
Past participle
Masculine	acamado			acamados
Feminine	acamada			acamadas
Indicative
Present	acamo	acamas	acama	acamamos	acamais	acamam
Imperfect	acamava	acamavas	acamava	acamávamos	acamáveis	acamavam
Preterite	acamei	acamaste	acamou	acamamos1, acamámos2	acamastes	acamaram
Pluperfect	acamara	acamaras	acamara	acamáramos	acamáreis	acamaram
Future	acamarei	acamarás	acamará	acamaremos	acamareis	acamarão
Conditional	acamaria	acamarias	acamaria	acamaríamos	acamaríeis	acamariam
Subjunctive
Present	acame	acames	acame	acamemos	acameis	acamem
Imperfect	acamasse	acamasses	acamasse	acamássemos	acamásseis	acamassem
Future	acamar	acamares	acamar	acamarmos	acamardes	acamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		acama	acame	acamemos	acamai	acamem
Negative (não)		não acames	não acame	não acamemos	não acameis	não acamem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “acamar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “acamar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ cama +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaˈmaɾ/ [a.kaˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ca‧mar

Verb

acamar (first-person singular present acamo, first-person singular preterite acamé, past participle acamado)

1. (transitive) to flatten (grain)
2. (reflexive, of animals) to lie down

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			acamar
gerund			acamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acamado		acamada
		plural		acamados		acamadas
		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	acamo	acamastú acamásvos	acama	acamamos	acamáis	acaman
	imperfect	acamaba	acamabas	acamaba	acamábamos	acamabais	acamaban
	preterite	acamé	acamaste	acamó	acamamos	acamasteis	acamaron
	future	acamaré	acamarás	acamará	acamaremos	acamaréis	acamarán
	conditional	acamaría	acamarías	acamaría	acamaríamos	acamaríais	acamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	acame	acamestú acamésvos2	acame	acamemos	acaméis	acamen
	imperfect (ra)	acamara	acamaras	acamara	acamáramos	acamarais	acamaran
	imperfect (se)	acamase	acamases	acamase	acamásemos	acamaseis	acamasen
	future1	acamare	acamares	acamare	acamáremos	acamareis	acamaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		acamatú acamávos	acame	acamemos	acamad	acamen
	negative		no acames	no acame	no acamemos	no acaméis	no acamen

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

    Selected combined forms of acamar

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 acamar
	dative	acamarme	acamarte	acamarle, acamarse	acamarnos	acamaros	acamarles, acamarse
	accusative	acamarme	acamarte	acamarlo, acamarla, acamarse	acamarnos	acamaros	acamarlos, acamarlas, acamarse
with gerund acamando
	dative	acamándome	acamándote	acamándole, acamándose	acamándonos	acamándoos	acamándoles, acamándose
	accusative	acamándome	acamándote	acamándolo, acamándola, acamándose	acamándonos	acamándoos	acamándolos, acamándolas, acamándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acama
	dative	acámame	acámate	acámale	acámanos	not used	acámales
	accusative	acámame	acámate	acámalo, acámala	acámanos	not used	acámalos, acámalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acamá
	dative	acamame	acamate	acamale	acamanos	not used	acamales
	accusative	acamame	acamate	acamalo, acamala	acamanos	not used	acamalos, acamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acame
	dative	acámeme	not used	acámele, acámese	acámenos	not used	acámeles
	accusative	acámeme	not used	acámelo, acámela, acámese	acámenos	not used	acámelos, acámelas
with first-person plural imperative acamemos
	dative	not used	acamémoste	acamémosle	acamémonos	acamémoos	acamémosles
	accusative	not used	acamémoste	acamémoslo, acamémosla	acamémonos	acamémoos	acamémoslos, acamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acamad
	dative	acamadme	not used	acamadle	acamadnos	acamaos	acamadles
	accusative	acamadme	not used	acamadlo, acamadla	acamadnos	acamaos	acamadlos, acamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acamen
	dative	acámenme	not used	acámenle	acámennos	not used	acámenles, acámense
	accusative	acámenme	not used	acámenlo, acámenla	acámennos	not used	acámenlos, acámenlas, acámense

Further reading

• “acamar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16