combar

Aromanian

Noun

combar n (plural combari or combare)

1. potato

Synonyms

• pãtatã / patatã, pãpati / pãpate, cartofi / cartofe, bãrboalji / bãrboalje, cãrcangi / cãrcange, cumpiri, curcaci, bots

Galician

Etymology

From comba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [komˈbaɾ]

Verb

combar (first-person singular present combo, first-person singular preterite combei, past participle combado)

1. to bend, curve

   Synonyms: empenar, torcer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combar

	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	combar
Personal	combar	combares	combar	combarmos	combardes	combaren
Gerund
	combando
Past participle
Masculine	combado			combados
Feminine	combada			combadas
Indicative
Present	combo	combas	comba	combamos	combades	comban
Imperfect	combaba	combabas	combaba	combabamos	combabades	combaban
Preterite	combei	combaches	combou	combamos	combastes	combaron
Pluperfect	combara	combaras	combara	combaramos	combarades	combaran
Future	combarei	combarás	combará	combaremos	combaredes	combarán
Conditional	combaría	combarías	combaría	combariamos	combariades	combarían
Subjunctive
Present	combe	combes	combe	combemos	combedes	comben
Imperfect	combase	combases	combase	combásemos	combásedes	combasen
Future	combar	combares	combar	combarmos	combardes	combaren
Imperative
Affirmative		comba	combe	combemos	combade	comben
Negative (non)		non combes	non combe	non combemos	non combedes	non comben

    Reintegrated conjugation of combar (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	combar
Personal	combar	combares	combar	combarmos	combardes	combarem
Gerund
	combando
Past participle
Masculine	combado			combados
Feminine	combada			combadas
Indicative
Present	combo	combas	comba	combamos	combades, combais	combam
Imperfect	combava	combavas	combava	combávamos	combávades, combáveis, combávais1	combavam
Preterite	combei	combaste, combache1	combou	combamos	combastes	combárom, combaram
Pluperfect	combara	combaras	combara	combáramos	combárades, combáreis, combárais1	combaram
Future	combarei	combarás	combará	combaremos	combaredes, combareis	combarám, combarão
Conditional	combaria	combarias	combaria	combaríamos	combaríades, combaríeis, combaríais1	combariam
Subjunctive
Present	combe	combes	combe	combemos	combedes, combeis	combem
Imperfect	combasse	combasses	combasse	combássemos	combássedes, combásseis	combassem
Future	combar	combares	combar	combarmos	combardes	combarem
Imperative
Affirmative		comba	combe	combemos	combade, combai	combem
Negative (nom)		nom combes	nom combe	nom combemos	nom combedes, nom combeis	nom combem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cunbo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “combar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “combar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “combar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encombar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle English combinacioun

English combination

English -o

English combobor.

Portuguese combo

Proto-Italic *-āzi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ar

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese combar

From combo + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈba(ʁ)/ [kõˈba(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈba(ʁ)/ [kõˈba(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈba(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈba(ʁ)/ [kõˈba(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈba(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈbaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈbaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈba.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: com‧bar

Verb

combar (first-person singular present combo, first-person singular preterite combei, past participle combado)

1. (video games, transitive) to combo

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combar (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	combar
Personal	combar	combares	combar	combarmos	combardes	combarem
Gerund
	combando
Past participle
Masculine	combado			combados
Feminine	combada			combadas
Indicative
Present	combo	combas	comba	combamos	combais	combam
Imperfect	combava	combavas	combava	combávamos	combáveis	combavam
Preterite	combei	combaste	combou	combamos1, combámos2	combastes	combaram
Pluperfect	combara	combaras	combara	combáramos	combáreis	combaram
Future	combarei	combarás	combará	combaremos	combareis	combarão
Conditional	combaria	combarias	combaria	combaríamos	combaríeis	combariam
Subjunctive
Present	combe	combes	combe	combemos	combeis	combem
Imperfect	combasse	combasses	combasse	combássemos	combásseis	combassem
Future	combar	combares	combar	combarmos	combardes	combarem
Imperative
Affirmative		comba	combe	combemos	combai	combem
Negative (não)		não combes	não combe	não combemos	não combeis	não combem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From comba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈbaɾ/ [kõmˈbaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: com‧bar

Verb

combar (first-person singular present combo, first-person singular preterite combé, past participle combado)

1. to curve

   Synonyms: encorvar, torcer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			combar
gerund			combando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		combado		combada
		plural		combados		combadas
		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	combo	combastú combásvos	comba	combamos	combáis	comban
	imperfect	combaba	combabas	combaba	combábamos	combabais	combaban
	preterite	combé	combaste	combó	combamos	combasteis	combaron
	future	combaré	combarás	combará	combaremos	combaréis	combarán
	conditional	combaría	combarías	combaría	combaríamos	combaríais	combarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	combe	combestú combésvos2	combe	combemos	combéis	comben
	imperfect (ra)	combara	combaras	combara	combáramos	combarais	combaran
	imperfect (se)	combase	combases	combase	combásemos	combaseis	combasen
	future1	combare	combares	combare	combáremos	combareis	combaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		combatú combávos	combe	combemos	combad	comben
	negative		no combes	no combe	no combemos	no combéis	no comben

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of combar

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 combar	dative	combarme	combarte	combarle, combarse	combarnos	combaros	combarles, combarse
	accusative	combarme	combarte	combarlo, combarla, combarse	combarnos	combaros	combarlos, combarlas, combarse
with gerund combando	dative	combándome	combándote	combándole, combándose	combándonos	combándoos	combándoles, combándose
	accusative	combándome	combándote	combándolo, combándola, combándose	combándonos	combándoos	combándolos, combándolas, combándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative comba	dative	cómbame	cómbate	cómbale	cómbanos	not used	cómbales
	accusative	cómbame	cómbate	cómbalo, cómbala	cómbanos	not used	cómbalos, cómbalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative combá	dative	combame	combate	combale	combanos	not used	combales
	accusative	combame	combate	combalo, combala	combanos	not used	combalos, combalas
with formal second-person singular imperative combe	dative	cómbeme	not used	cómbele, cómbese	cómbenos	not used	cómbeles
	accusative	cómbeme	not used	cómbelo, cómbela, cómbese	cómbenos	not used	cómbelos, cómbelas
with first-person plural imperative combemos	dative	not used	combémoste	combémosle	combémonos	combémoos	combémosles
	accusative	not used	combémoste	combémoslo, combémosla	combémonos	combémoos	combémoslos, combémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative combad	dative	combadme	not used	combadle	combadnos	combaos	combadles
	accusative	combadme	not used	combadlo, combadla	combadnos	combaos	combadlos, combadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative comben	dative	cómbenme	not used	cómbenle	cómbennos	not used	cómbenles, cómbense
	accusative	cómbenme	not used	cómbenlo, cómbenla	cómbennos	not used	cómbenlos, cómbenlas, cómbense

Further reading

• “combar”, 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