uncir
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish unzir (also uñir), from Latin iungere, iungō, from Proto-Italic *jungō, from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti, from the root *yewg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /unˈθiɾ/ [ũn̟ˈθiɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /unˈsiɾ/ [ũnˈsiɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: un‧cir
Verb
uncir (first-person singular present unzo, first-person singular preterite uncí, past participle uncido)
- to yoke
Conjugation
Conjugation of uncir (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | uncir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | unciendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | uncido | uncida | |||||
| plural | uncidos | uncidas | |||||
| 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 | unzo | uncestú uncísvos |
unce | uncimos | uncís | uncen | |
| imperfect | uncía | uncías | uncía | uncíamos | uncíais | uncían | |
| preterite | uncí | unciste | unció | uncimos | uncisteis | uncieron | |
| future | unciré | uncirás | uncirá | unciremos | unciréis | uncirán | |
| conditional | unciría | uncirías | unciría | unciríamos | unciríais | uncirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | unza | unzastú unzásvos2 |
unza | unzamos | unzáis | unzan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
unciera | uncieras | unciera | unciéramos | uncierais | uncieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
unciese | uncieses | unciese | unciésemos | uncieseis | unciesen | |
| future1 | unciere | uncieres | unciere | unciéremos | unciereis | uncieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | uncetú uncívos |
unza | unzamos | uncid | unzan | ||
| negative | no unzas | no unza | no unzamos | no unzáis | no unzan | ||
Selected combined forms of uncir (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 uncir | dative | uncirme | uncirte | uncirle, uncirse | uncirnos | unciros | uncirles, uncirse |
| accusative | uncirme | uncirte | uncirlo, uncirla, uncirse | uncirnos | unciros | uncirlos, uncirlas, uncirse | |
| with gerund unciendo | dative | unciéndome | unciéndote | unciéndole, unciéndose | unciéndonos | unciéndoos | unciéndoles, unciéndose |
| accusative | unciéndome | unciéndote | unciéndolo, unciéndola, unciéndose | unciéndonos | unciéndoos | unciéndolos, unciéndolas, unciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative unce | dative | únceme | úncete | úncele | úncenos | not used | únceles |
| accusative | únceme | úncete | úncelo, úncela | úncenos | not used | úncelos, úncelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative uncí | dative | uncime | uncite | uncile | uncinos | not used | unciles |
| accusative | uncime | uncite | uncilo, uncila | uncinos | not used | uncilos, uncilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative unza | dative | únzame | not used | únzale, únzase | únzanos | not used | únzales |
| accusative | únzame | not used | únzalo, únzala, únzase | únzanos | not used | únzalos, únzalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative unzamos | dative | not used | unzámoste | unzámosle | unzámonos | unzámoos | unzámosles |
| accusative | not used | unzámoste | unzámoslo, unzámosla | unzámonos | unzámoos | unzámoslos, unzámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative uncid | dative | uncidme | not used | uncidle | uncidnos | uncíos | uncidles |
| accusative | uncidme | not used | uncidlo, uncidla | uncidnos | uncíos | uncidlos, uncidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative unzan | dative | únzanme | not used | únzanle | únzannos | not used | únzanles, únzanse |
| accusative | únzanme | not used | únzanlo, únzanla | únzannos | not used | únzanlos, únzanlas, únzanse | |
Further reading
- “uncir”, 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