esbalair

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan esbalausir, from Vulgar Latin *exblaudīre, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaną (“to make weak, make void, soften”). Cognate with French éblouir (“to dazzle”).

Pronunciation

Verb

esbalair (first-person singular present esbalaeixo, first-person singular preterite esbalaí, past participle esbalaït)

  1. (transitive) to astonish, amaze
    Synonyms: atonir, meravellar
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be astonished, amazed
    Synonym: meravellar-se

Conjugation
    Conjugation of esbalair (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive esbalair
gerund esbalaint
past participle masculine feminine
singular esbalaït esbalaïda
plural esbalaïts esbalaïdes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present esbalaeixo esbalaeixes esbalaeix esbalaïm esbalaïu esbalaeixen
imperfect esbalaïa esbalaïes esbalaïa esbalaíem esbalaíeu esbalaïen
future esbalairé esbalairàs esbalairà esbalairem esbalaireu esbalairan
preterite esbalaí esbalaïres esbalaí esbalaírem esbalaíreu esbalaïren
conditional esbalairia esbalairies esbalairia esbalairíem esbalairíeu esbalairien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present esbalaeixi esbalaeixis esbalaeixi esbalaïm esbalaïu esbalaeixin
imperfect esbalaís esbalaïssis esbalaís esbalaíssim esbalaíssiu esbalaïssin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — esbalaeix esbalaeixi esbalaïm esbalaïu esbalaeixin
negative (no) — no esbalaeixis no esbalaeixi no esbalaïm no esbalaïu no esbalaeixin

Derived terms
  • esbalaïdor
  • esbalaïment

Further reading
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