establir
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin stabilīre. Cognates include Occitan establir, French établir, Italian stabilire, and archaic Spanish establir.
Verb
establir (first-person singular present estableixo, first-person singular preterite establí, past participle establert or establit)
Conjugation
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “establir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “establir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “establir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “establir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan establir, from Latin stabilīre, present active infinitive of stabiliō.
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Conjugation

simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | establir | ?er establit | |||||
past participle | establit | — | |||||
gerund | establissent | ?ent establit | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | establissi | establisses | establís | establissèm | establissètz | establisson | |
imperfect | establissiái | establissiás | establissiá | establissiam | establissiatz | establissián | |
preterite | establiguèri | establiguères | establiguèt | establiguèrem | establiguèretz | establiguèron | |
future | establirai | establiràs | establirà | establirem | establiretz | establiràn | |
conditional | establiriái | establiriás | establiriá | establiriam | establiriatz | establirián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | establiguèra | establiguèras | establiguèra | establigueram | establigueratz | establiguèran | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | establisca | establiscas | establisca | establiscam | establiscatz | establiscan | |
imperfect | establiguèsse | establiguèsses | establiguèsse | establiguèssem | establiguèssetz | establiguèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
establís | establiscam | establissetz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
Derived terms
Old French
Etymology
From Latin stabilīre, present active infinitive of stabiliō. Cognates include Italian stabilire.
Verb
establir
- to establish
- c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:
- Apres les dous establisent la terce
- After the first two, they established a third
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | establir | avoir establi | |||||
gerund | en establissant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | establissant | ||||||
past participle | establi | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | establis | establis | establist | establissons | establissez | establissent |
imperfect | establissoie, establisseie | establissoies, establisseies | establissoit, establisseit | establissiiens, establissiens | establissiiez, establissiez | establissoient, establisseient | |
preterite | establi | establis | establi | establimes | establistes | establirent | |
future | establirai | establiras | establira | establirons | establiroiz, establireiz, establirez | establiront | |
conditional | establiroie, establireie | establiroies, establireies | establiroit, establireit | establiriiens, establiriens | establiriiez, establiriez | establiroient, establireient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | establisse | establisses | establisse | establissons | establissez | establissent |
imperfect | establisse | establisses | establist | establissons, establissiens | establissoiz, establissez, establissiez | establissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | establis | — | establissons | establissez | — |
Descendants
- French: établir
- Norman: êtablyi
- → Middle English: establen
- Scots: estabill
- → Middle English: stablen, stable, stabli, stabelen, stabile, stabilen, stabil, stabille, stabul, stabulle (e- elided)
- → Middle English: establissen, establishen (via stem form establiss-)
- → Middle English: stablishen (via stem form establiss-, e- elided)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin stabilīre. Cognates include Occitan establir, French établir and Italian stabilire.
Verb
establir (first-person singular present establo, first-person singular preterite establí, past participle establido)
- (archaic) to establish
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive establir | |||||||
dative | establirme | establirte | establirle, establirse | establirnos | establiros | establirles, establirse | |
accusative | establirme | establirte | establirlo, establirla, establirse | establirnos | establiros | establirlos, establirlas, establirse | |
with gerund establiendo | |||||||
dative | establiéndome | establiéndote | establiéndole, establiéndose | establiéndonos | establiéndoos | establiéndoles, establiéndose | |
accusative | establiéndome | establiéndote | establiéndolo, establiéndola, establiéndose | establiéndonos | establiéndoos | establiéndolos, establiéndolas, establiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative estable | |||||||
dative | estábleme | estáblete | estáblele | estáblenos | not used | estábleles | |
accusative | estábleme | estáblete | estáblelo, estáblela | estáblenos | not used | estáblelos, estáblelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative establí | |||||||
dative | establime | establite | establile | establinos | not used | establiles | |
accusative | establime | establite | establilo, establila | establinos | not used | establilos, establilas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative establa | |||||||
dative | estáblame | not used | estáblale, estáblase | estáblanos | not used | estáblales | |
accusative | estáblame | not used | estáblalo, estáblala, estáblase | estáblanos | not used | estáblalos, estáblalas | |
with first-person plural imperative establamos | |||||||
dative | not used | establámoste | establámosle | establámonos | establámoos | establámosles | |
accusative | not used | establámoste | establámoslo, establámosla | establámonos | establámoos | establámoslos, establámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative establid | |||||||
dative | establidme | not used | establidle | establidnos | establíos | establidles | |
accusative | establidme | not used | establidlo, establidla | establidnos | establíos | establidlos, establidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative establan | |||||||
dative | estáblanme | not used | estáblanle | estáblannos | not used | estáblanles, estáblanse | |
accusative | estáblanme | not used | estáblanlo, estáblanla | estáblannos | not used | estáblanlos, estáblanlas, estáblanse |
Further reading
- “establir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014