matizar

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin matizare, from Byzantine Greek λαμματίζειν (lammatízein), from λάμμα (lámma)[1] (from λόμα (lóma, “band, trimming, edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /matiˈθaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /matiˈsaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ti‧zar

Verb

matizar (first-person singular present matizo, first-person singular preterite maticé, past participle matizado)

  1. (transitive) to clarify a concept, to be more specific
  2. to blend colours in an agreeable way
  3. to nuance (redefine in a subtle way)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of matizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive matizar
gerund matizando
past participle masculine feminine
singular matizado matizada
plural matizados matizadas
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 matizo matizastú
matizásvos		 matiza matizamos matizáis matizan
imperfect matizaba matizabas matizaba matizábamos matizabais matizaban
preterite maticé matizaste matizó matizamos matizasteis matizaron
future matizaré matizarás matizará matizaremos matizaréis matizarán
conditional matizaría matizarías matizaría matizaríamos matizaríais matizarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present matice maticestú
maticésvos2		 matice maticemos maticéis maticen
imperfect
(ra)		 matizara matizaras matizara matizáramos matizarais matizaran
imperfect
(se)		 matizase matizases matizase matizásemos matizaseis matizasen
future1 matizare matizares matizare matizáremos matizareis matizaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative matizatú
matizávos		 matice maticemos matizad maticen
negative no matices no matice no maticemos no maticéis no maticen

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

    Selected combined forms of matizar (c-z alternation)

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 matizar
dative matizarme matizarte matizarle, matizarse matizarnos matizaros matizarles, matizarse
accusative matizarme matizarte matizarlo, matizarla, matizarse matizarnos matizaros matizarlos, matizarlas, matizarse
with gerund matizando
dative matizándome matizándote matizándole, matizándose matizándonos matizándoos matizándoles, matizándose
accusative matizándome matizándote matizándolo, matizándola, matizándose matizándonos matizándoos matizándolos, matizándolas, matizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative matiza
dative matízame matízate matízale matízanos not used matízales
accusative matízame matízate matízalo, matízala matízanos not used matízalos, matízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative matizá
dative matizame matizate matizale matizanos not used matizales
accusative matizame matizate matizalo, matizala matizanos not used matizalos, matizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative matice
dative matíceme not used matícele, matícese matícenos not used matíceles
accusative matíceme not used matícelo, matícela, matícese matícenos not used matícelos, matícelas
with first-person plural imperative maticemos
dative not used maticémoste maticémosle maticémonos maticémoos maticémosles
accusative not used maticémoste maticémoslo, maticémosla maticémonos maticémoos maticémoslos, maticémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative matizad
dative matizadme not used matizadle matizadnos matizaos matizadles
accusative matizadme not used matizadlo, matizadla matizadnos matizaos matizadlos, matizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative maticen
dative matícenme not used matícenle matícennos not used matícenles, matícense
accusative matícenme not used matícenlo, matícenla matícennos not used matícenlos, matícenlas, matícense

Derived terms

References
  1. “matizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 937

Further reading
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