amantar

Galician

Etymology

From a- +‎ manta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amanˈtaɾ/ [a.mãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: a‧man‧tar

Verb

amantar (first-person singular present amanto, first-person singular preterite amantei, past participle amantado)

(transitive or pronominal) to tuck, to cover with bedclothes
Synonyms: abrigar, acochar, arroupar, cubrir, tapar
(transitive or pronominal) to wrap up (in clothes)
Synonyms: abrigar, arroupar

Conjugation

Conjugation of amantar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	amantar
Personal	amantar	amantares	amantar	amantarmos	amantardes	amantaren
Gerund
	amantando
Past participle
Masculine	amantado			amantados
Feminine	amantada			amantadas
Indicative
Present	amanto	amantas	amanta	amantamos	amantades	amantan
Imperfect	amantaba	amantabas	amantaba	amantabamos	amantabades	amantaban
Preterite	amantei	amantaches	amantou	amantamos	amantastes	amantaron
Pluperfect	amantara	amantaras	amantara	amantaramos	amantarades	amantaran
Future	amantarei	amantarás	amantará	amantaremos	amantaredes	amantarán
Conditional	amantaría	amantarías	amantaría	amantariamos	amantariades	amantarían
Subjunctive
Present	amante	amantes	amante	amantemos	amantedes	amanten
Imperfect	amantase	amantases	amantase	amantásemos	amantásedes	amantasen
Future	amantar	amantares	amantar	amantarmos	amantardes	amantaren
Imperative
Affirmative		amanta	amante	amantemos	amantade	amanten
Negative (non)		non amantes	non amante	non amantemos	non amantedes	non amanten

Reintegrated conjugation of amantar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	amantar
Personal	amantar	amantares	amantar	amantarmos	amantardes	amantarem
Gerund
	amantando
Past participle
Masculine	amantado			amantados
Feminine	amantada			amantadas
Indicative
Present	amanto	amantas	amanta	amantamos	amantades, amantais	amantam
Imperfect	amantava	amantavas	amantava	amantávamos	amantávades, amantáveis, amantávais¹	amantavam
Preterite	amantei	amantaste, amantache¹	amantou	amantamos	amantastes	amantárom, amantaram
Pluperfect	amantara	amantaras	amantara	amantáramos	amantárades, amantáreis, amantárais¹	amantaram
Future	amantarei	amantarás	amantará	amantaremos	amantaredes, amantareis	amantarám, amantarão
Conditional	amantaria	amantarias	amantaria	amantaríamos	amantaríades, amantaríeis, amantaríais¹	amantariam
Subjunctive
Present	amante	amantes	amante	amantemos	amantedes, amanteis	amantem
Imperfect	amantasse	amantasses	amantasse	amantássemos	amantássedes, amantásseis	amantassem
Future	amantar	amantares	amantar	amantarmos	amantardes	amantarem
Imperative
Affirmative		amanta	amante	amantemos	amantade, amantai	amantem
Negative (nom)		nom amantes	nom amante	nom amantemos	nom amantedes, nom amanteis	nom amantem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

manto

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amantar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“amantar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amantar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
“amantar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
“amantar” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ manta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [a.mɐ̃ˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [a.mɐ̃ˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈta.ɾi/

Verb

amantar (first-person singular present amanto, first-person singular preterite amantei, past participle amantado)

(transitive or pronominal) to tuck, to cover with bedclothes
Synonym: cobrir
(figurative, transitive) to protect, aid or harbor
Synonyms: abrigar, proteger

Conjugation

Conjugation of amantar (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	amantar
Personal	amantar	amantares	amantar	amantarmos	amantardes	amantarem
Gerund
	amantando
Past participle
Masculine	amantado			amantados
Feminine	amantada			amantadas
Indicative
Present	amanto	amantas	amanta	amantamos	amantais	amantam
Imperfect	amantava	amantavas	amantava	amantávamos	amantáveis	amantavam
Preterite	amantei	amantaste	amantou	amantamos¹, amantámos²	amantastes	amantaram
Pluperfect	amantara	amantaras	amantara	amantáramos	amantáreis	amantaram
Future	amantarei	amantarás	amantará	amantaremos	amantareis	amantarão
Conditional	amantaria	amantarias	amantaria	amantaríamos	amantaríeis	amantariam
Subjunctive
Present	amante	amantes	amante	amantemos	amanteis	amantem
Imperfect	amantasse	amantasses	amantasse	amantássemos	amantásseis	amantassem
Future	amantar	amantares	amantar	amantarmos	amantardes	amantarem
Imperative
Affirmative		amanta	amante	amantemos	amantai	amantem
Negative (não)		não amantes	não amante	não amantemos	não amanteis	não amantem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ manta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amanˈtaɾ/ [a.mãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧man‧tar

Verb

amantar (first-person singular present amanto, first-person singular preterite amanté, past participle amantado)

(transitive or pronominal) to tuck, to cover with bedclothes
Synonyms: abrigar, cubrir, tapar
(transitive or pronominal) to wrap up (in clothes)
Synonyms: abrigar, arropar

Conjugation

Conjugation of amantar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			amantar
gerund			amantando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amantado		amantada
		plural		amantados		amantadas
		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	amanto	amantas^{^tú} amantás^{^vos}	amanta	amantamos	amantáis	amantan
	imperfect	amantaba	amantabas	amantaba	amantábamos	amantabais	amantaban
	preterite	amanté	amantaste	amantó	amantamos	amantasteis	amantaron
	future	amantaré	amantarás	amantará	amantaremos	amantaréis	amantarán
	conditional	amantaría	amantarías	amantaría	amantaríamos	amantaríais	amantarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	amante	amantes^{^tú} amantés^{^vos²}	amante	amantemos	amantéis	amanten
	imperfect (ra)	amantara	amantaras	amantara	amantáramos	amantarais	amantaran
	imperfect (se)	amantase	amantases	amantase	amantásemos	amantaseis	amantasen
	future¹	amantare	amantares	amantare	amantáremos	amantareis	amantaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amanta^{^tú} amantá^{^vos}	amante	amantemos	amantad	amanten
	negative		no amantes	no amante	no amantemos	no amantéis	no amanten

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

Selected combined forms of amantar

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 amantar	dative	amantarme	amantarte	amantarle, amantarse	amantarnos	amantaros	amantarles, amantarse
with infinitive amantar	accusative	amantarme	amantarte	amantarlo, amantarla, amantarse	amantarnos	amantaros	amantarlos, amantarlas, amantarse

with gerund amantando	dative	amantándome	amantándote	amantándole, amantándose	amantándonos	amantándoos	amantándoles, amantándose
with gerund amantando	accusative	amantándome	amantándote	amantándolo, amantándola, amantándose	amantándonos	amantándoos	amantándolos, amantándolas, amantándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative amanta	dative	amántame	amántate	amántale	amántanos	not used	amántales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative amanta	accusative	amántame	amántate	amántalo, amántala	amántanos	not used	amántalos, amántalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative amantá	dative	amantame	amantate	amantale	amantanos	not used	amantales
	accusative	amantame	amantate	amantalo, amantala	amantanos	not used	amantalos, amantalas

with formal second-person singular imperative amante	dative	amánteme	not used	amántele, amántese	amántenos	not used	amánteles
with formal second-person singular imperative amante	accusative	amánteme	not used	amántelo, amántela, amántese	amántenos	not used	amántelos, amántelas

with first-person plural imperative amantemos	dative	not used	amantémoste	amantémosle	amantémonos	amantémoos	amantémosles
with first-person plural imperative amantemos	accusative	not used	amantémoste	amantémoslo, amantémosla	amantémonos	amantémoos	amantémoslos, amantémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative amantad	dative	amantadme	not used	amantadle	amantadnos	amantaos	amantadles
with informal second-person plural imperative amantad	accusative	amantadme	not used	amantadlo, amantadla	amantadnos	amantaos	amantadlos, amantadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative amanten	dative	amántenme	not used	amántenle	amántennos	not used	amántenles, amántense
with formal second-person plural imperative amanten	accusative	amántenme	not used	amántenlo, amántenla	amántennos	not used	amántenlos, amántenlas, amántense

amantar

Galician

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Related terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

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Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Further reading