trasnochar

Spanish

FWOTD – 23 April 2013

Etymology

From tras- +‎ noche +‎ -ar,^[1] or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *trānsnoctāre, from trāns + nox (genitive singular noctis).^[2] Cognate with Galician trasnoitar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɾasnoˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [t̪ɾaz.noˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: tras‧no‧char

Verb

trasnochar (first-person singular present trasnocho, first-person singular preterite trasnoché, past participle trasnochado)

to pull an all-nighter, stay awake all night
Synonyms: amanecerse, pernoctar
- 1792, William Buchan, translated by Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, Medicina doméstica: ó tratado completo del método de precaver y curar las enfermedades con el régimen y medicinas simples, Ramon Ruiz’s press, page 86:
  La naturaleza ha destinado la noche como la estacion mas propia de sueño, y nada hay mas perjudicial que trasnochar.
  Nature has designated the night as the most proper period for sleep, and there is nothing more harmful than staying awake all night.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trasnochar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			trasnochar
gerund			trasnochando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		trasnochado		trasnochada
		plural		trasnochados		trasnochadas
		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	trasnocho	trasnochas^{^tú} trasnochás^{^vos}	trasnocha	trasnochamos	trasnocháis	trasnochan
	imperfect	trasnochaba	trasnochabas	trasnochaba	trasnochábamos	trasnochabais	trasnochaban
	preterite	trasnoché	trasnochaste	trasnochó	trasnochamos	trasnochasteis	trasnocharon
	future	trasnocharé	trasnocharás	trasnochará	trasnocharemos	trasnocharéis	trasnocharán
	conditional	trasnocharía	trasnocharías	trasnocharía	trasnocharíamos	trasnocharíais	trasnocharían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	trasnoche	trasnoches^{^tú} trasnochés^{^vos²}	trasnoche	trasnochemos	trasnochéis	trasnochen
	imperfect (ra)	trasnochara	trasnocharas	trasnochara	trasnocháramos	trasnocharais	trasnocharan
	imperfect (se)	trasnochase	trasnochases	trasnochase	trasnochásemos	trasnochaseis	trasnochasen
	future¹	trasnochare	trasnochares	trasnochare	trasnocháremos	trasnochareis	trasnocharen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		trasnocha^{^tú} trasnochá^{^vos}	trasnoche	trasnochemos	trasnochad	trasnochen
	negative		no trasnoches	no trasnoche	no trasnochemos	no trasnochéis	no trasnochen

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

Selected combined forms of trasnochar

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 trasnochar	dative	trasnocharme	trasnocharte	trasnocharle, trasnocharse	trasnocharnos	trasnocharos	trasnocharles, trasnocharse
with infinitive trasnochar	accusative	trasnocharme	trasnocharte	trasnocharlo, trasnocharla, trasnocharse	trasnocharnos	trasnocharos	trasnocharlos, trasnocharlas, trasnocharse

with gerund trasnochando	dative	trasnochándome	trasnochándote	trasnochándole, trasnochándose	trasnochándonos	trasnochándoos	trasnochándoles, trasnochándose
with gerund trasnochando	accusative	trasnochándome	trasnochándote	trasnochándolo, trasnochándola, trasnochándose	trasnochándonos	trasnochándoos	trasnochándolos, trasnochándolas, trasnochándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative trasnocha	dative	trasnóchame	trasnóchate	trasnóchale	trasnóchanos	not used	trasnóchales
	accusative	trasnóchame	trasnóchate	trasnóchalo, trasnóchala	trasnóchanos	not used	trasnóchalos, trasnóchalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative trasnochá	dative	trasnochame	trasnochate	trasnochale	trasnochanos	not used	trasnochales
	accusative	trasnochame	trasnochate	trasnochalo, trasnochala	trasnochanos	not used	trasnochalos, trasnochalas

with formal second-person singular imperative trasnoche	dative	trasnócheme	not used	trasnóchele, trasnóchese	trasnóchenos	not used	trasnócheles
with formal second-person singular imperative trasnoche	accusative	trasnócheme	not used	trasnóchelo, trasnóchela, trasnóchese	trasnóchenos	not used	trasnóchelos, trasnóchelas

with first-person plural imperative trasnochemos	dative	not used	trasnochémoste	trasnochémosle	trasnochémonos	trasnochémoos	trasnochémosles
with first-person plural imperative trasnochemos	accusative	not used	trasnochémoste	trasnochémoslo, trasnochémosla	trasnochémonos	trasnochémoos	trasnochémoslos, trasnochémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative trasnochad	dative	trasnochadme	not used	trasnochadle	trasnochadnos	trasnochaos	trasnochadles
with informal second-person plural imperative trasnochad	accusative	trasnochadme	not used	trasnochadlo, trasnochadla	trasnochadnos	trasnochaos	trasnochadlos, trasnochadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative trasnochen	dative	trasnóchenme	not used	trasnóchenle	trasnóchennos	not used	trasnóchenles, trasnóchense
with formal second-person plural imperative trasnochen	accusative	trasnóchenme	not used	trasnóchenlo, trasnóchenla	trasnóchennos	not used	trasnóchenlos, trasnóchenlas, trasnóchense

Derived terms

References

^ “trasnochar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 3 January 2014 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 June 2013