adular

See also: Adular

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adulārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

adular (first-person singular present adulo, first-person singular preterite adulí, past participle adulat)

  1. to flatter, adulate

Conjugation

Further reading

Interlingua

Verb

adular

  1. to adulate, to flatter

Conjugation

Occitan

Verb

adular

  1. to adulate, to flatter

Conjugation

  • adulacion

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Adular.[1] First attested in 1827.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdu.lar/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ular
  • Syllabification: a‧du‧lar

Noun

adular m inan

  1. (mineralogy) adularia

Declension

References

  1. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “adular”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. Ignacy Jakowicki (1827) Wykład oryktognozyi i początków geognozyi, page 119

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adūlārī.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈla(ʁ)/ [a.duˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.duˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.duˈla(ʁ)/ [a.duˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duˈlaɾ/ [ɐ.ðuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duˈla.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðuˈla.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧lar

Verb

adular (first-person singular present adulo, first-person singular preterite adulei, past participle adulado)

  1. (transitive) to flatter; to adulate (compliment someone excessively)
    Synonyms: puxar saco, bajular, elogiar
  2. (transitive, Northeastern Brazil) to esteem, to have good regards for someone
    Synonyms: estimar, considerar, adorar
  3. (transitive, Minas Gerais) to pet, to caress
    Synonyms: acariciar, acarinhar

Conjugation

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French adulaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.duˈlar/

Noun

adular n (plural adulare)

  1. (mineralogy) adularia

Declension

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adūlārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aduˈlaɾ/ [a.ð̞uˈlaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧du‧lar

Verb

adular (first-person singular present adulo, first-person singular preterite adulé, past participle adulado)

  1. (transitive) to flatter
    Synonyms: alabar, halagar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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