confiscar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“to declare property of the fisc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuɱ.fisˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.fisˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.fisˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: con‧fis‧car
• Homophone: confiscà (except Valencian)

Verb

confiscar (first-person singular present confisco, first-person singular preterite confisquí, past participle confiscat)

1. to confiscate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confiscar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			confiscar
gerund			confiscant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		confiscat		confiscada
		plural		confiscats		confiscades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	confisco	confisques	confisca	confisquem	confisqueu	confisquen
	imperfect	confiscava	confiscaves	confiscava	confiscàvem	confiscàveu	confiscaven
	future	confiscaré	confiscaràs	confiscarà	confiscarem	confiscareu	confiscaran
	preterite	confisquí	confiscares	confiscà	confiscàrem	confiscàreu	confiscaren
	conditional	confiscaria	confiscaries	confiscaria	confiscaríem	confiscaríeu	confiscarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	confisqui	confisquis	confisqui	confisquem	confisqueu	confisquin
	imperfect	confisqués	confisquessis	confisqués	confisquéssim	confisquéssiu	confisquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	confisca	confisqui	confisquem	confisqueu	confisquin
	negative (no)	—	no confisquis	no confisqui	no confisquem	no confisqueu	no confisquin

Related terms

• confiscació

Further reading

• “confiscar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “confiscar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “confiscar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “confiscar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin confiscō, confiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

confiscar

1. (transitive) to confiscate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		confiscar			aver confiscat
gerund		confiscant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		confiscat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	confisqui	confiscas	confisca	confiscam	confiscatz	confiscan
	imperfect	confiscavi	confiscavas	confiscava	confiscàvem	confiscàvetz	confiscavan
	preterite	confisquèri	confisquères	confisquèt	confisquèrem	confisquèretz	confisquèron
	future	confiscarai	confiscaràs	confiscarà	confiscarem	confiscaretz	confiscaràn
	conditional	confiscariái	confiscariás	confiscariá	confiscariam	confiscariatz	confiscarián
	conditional 2nd form1	confisquèra	confisquèras	confisquèra	confisqueram	confisqueratz	confisquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	confisque	confisques	confisque	confisquem	confisquetz	confisquen
	imperfect	confisquèssi	confisquèsses	confisquèsse	confisquèssem	confisquèssetz	confisquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			confisca		confisquem	confiscatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		confiscar			aver confiscat
gerund		confiscant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		confiscat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	confisque	confisques	confisca	confiscam	confiscatz	confiscon
	imperfect	confiscave	confiscaves	confiscava	confiscaviam	confiscaviatz	confiscavon
	preterite	confisquere	confisqueres	confisquet	confisquem	confisquetz	confisqueron
	future	confiscarai	confiscaràs	confiscará	confiscarem	confiscaretz	confiscarán
	conditional	confiscariá	confiscariás	confiscariá	confiscariam	confiscariatz	confiscarián
	conditional 2nd form1	confisquèra	confisquèras	confisquèra	confisqueram	confisqueratz	confisquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	confisque	confisques	confisque	confiscassiam	confiscassiatz	confiscon
	imperfect	confisquesse	confisquesses	confisquesse	confisquessiam	confisquessiatz	confisquesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			confisca		confiscassiam	confiscatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		confiscar			aver confiscat
gerund		confiscant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		confiscat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	confisqui	confiscas	confisca	confiscam	confiscatz	confiscan
	imperfect	confiscavi	confiscavas	confiscava	confiscàvam	confiscàvatz	confiscavan
	preterite	confisquèi	confisquès	confisquè	confisquèm	confisquètz	confisquèn
	future	confiscarèi	confiscaràs	confiscarà	confiscaram	confiscaratz	confiscaràn
	conditional	confiscarí	confiscarés	confiscaré	confiscarem	confiscaretz	confiscarén
	conditional 2nd form1	confisquèra	confisquèras	confisquèra	confisqueram	confisqueratz	confisquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	confisqui	confisques	confisque	confisquem	confisquetz	confisquen
	imperfect	confisquèssi	confisquèsses	confisquèsse	confisquèssem	confisquèssetz	confisquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			confisca		confisquem	confiscatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		confiscar			aver confiscat
gerund		confiscant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		confiscat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	confisque	confiscas	confisca	confiscam	confiscatz	confiscan
	imperfect	confiscava	confiscavas	confiscava	confiscàvam	confiscàvatz	confiscavan
	preterite	confisquei	confisqueras	confisquet	confisquèram	confisquèratz	confisqueran
	future	confiscarai	confiscaràs	confiscará	confiscarem	confiscaretz	confiscarán
	conditional	confiscariá	confiscariàs	confiscariá	confiscariam	confiscariatz	confiscarián
	conditional 2nd form1	confisquèra	confisquèras	confisquèra	confisqueram	confisqueratz	confisquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	confisque	confisques	confisque	confisquem	confisquetz	confisquen
	imperfect	confisquèsse	confisquèsses	confisquèsse	confisquèssem	confisquèssetz	confisquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			confisca		confisquem	confiscatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		confiscar			aver confiscat
gerund		confiscant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		confiscat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	confisque	confisques	confisca	confiscam	confiscatz	confiscan
	imperfect	confiscavi	confiscavas	confiscava	confiscàvem	confiscàvetz	confiscavan
	preterite	confisquère	confisquères	confisquèt	confisqueriam	confisqueriatz	confisquèron
	future	confiscarai	confiscaràs	confiscarà	confiscarem	confiscaretz	confiscaràn
	conditional	confiscariáu	confiscariás	confiscariá	confiscariam	confiscariatz	confiscarián
	conditional 2nd form1	confisquèra	confisquèras	confisquèra	confisqueram	confisqueratz	confisquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	confisque	confisques	confisque	confisquem	confisquetz	confiscan
	imperfect	confisquèsse	confisquèsses	confisquèsse	confisquessiam	confisquessiatz	confisquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			confisca		confisquem	confiscatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• confiscacion

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.fisˈka(ʁ)/ [kõ.fisˈka(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fiʃˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fiʃˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fiʃˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧fis‧car

Verb

confiscar (first-person singular present confisco, first-person singular preterite confisquei, past participle confiscado)

1. (transitive) to confiscate (to take possession of by force)

   Synonym: reter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confiscar (c-qu alternation) (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	confiscar
Personal	confiscar	confiscares	confiscar	confiscarmos	confiscardes	confiscarem
Gerund
	confiscando
Past participle
Masculine	confiscado			confiscados
Feminine	confiscada			confiscadas
Indicative
Present	confisco	confiscas	confisca	confiscamos	confiscais	confiscam
Imperfect	confiscava	confiscavas	confiscava	confiscávamos	confiscáveis	confiscavam
Preterite	confisquei	confiscaste	confiscou	confiscamos1, confiscámos2	confiscastes	confiscaram
Pluperfect	confiscara	confiscaras	confiscara	confiscáramos	confiscáreis	confiscaram
Future	confiscarei	confiscarás	confiscará	confiscaremos	confiscareis	confiscarão
Conditional	confiscaria	confiscarias	confiscaria	confiscaríamos	confiscaríeis	confiscariam
Subjunctive
Present	confisque	confisques	confisque	confisquemos	confisqueis	confisquem
Imperfect	confiscasse	confiscasses	confiscasse	confiscássemos	confiscásseis	confiscassem
Future	confiscar	confiscares	confiscar	confiscarmos	confiscardes	confiscarem
Imperative
Affirmative		confisca	confisque	confisquemos	confiscai	confisquem
Negative (não)		não confisques	não confisque	não confisquemos	não confisqueis	não confisquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• confiscação

Further reading

• “confiscar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “confiscar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konfisˈkaɾ/ [kõɱ.fisˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧fis‧car

Verb

confiscar (first-person singular present confisco, first-person singular preterite confisqué, past participle confiscado)

1. to confiscate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confiscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			confiscar
gerund			confiscando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		confiscado		confiscada
		plural		confiscados		confiscadas
		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	confisco	confiscastú confiscásvos	confisca	confiscamos	confiscáis	confiscan
	imperfect	confiscaba	confiscabas	confiscaba	confiscábamos	confiscabais	confiscaban
	preterite	confisqué	confiscaste	confiscó	confiscamos	confiscasteis	confiscaron
	future	confiscaré	confiscarás	confiscará	confiscaremos	confiscaréis	confiscarán
	conditional	confiscaría	confiscarías	confiscaría	confiscaríamos	confiscaríais	confiscarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	confisque	confisquestú confisquésvos2	confisque	confisquemos	confisquéis	confisquen
	imperfect (ra)	confiscara	confiscaras	confiscara	confiscáramos	confiscarais	confiscaran
	imperfect (se)	confiscase	confiscases	confiscase	confiscásemos	confiscaseis	confiscasen
	future1	confiscare	confiscares	confiscare	confiscáremos	confiscareis	confiscaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		confiscatú confiscávos	confisque	confisquemos	confiscad	confisquen
	negative		no confisques	no confisque	no confisquemos	no confisquéis	no confisquen

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

    Selected combined forms of confiscar (c-qu 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 confiscar	dative	confiscarme	confiscarte	confiscarle, confiscarse	confiscarnos	confiscaros	confiscarles, confiscarse
	accusative	confiscarme	confiscarte	confiscarlo, confiscarla, confiscarse	confiscarnos	confiscaros	confiscarlos, confiscarlas, confiscarse
with gerund confiscando	dative	confiscándome	confiscándote	confiscándole, confiscándose	confiscándonos	confiscándoos	confiscándoles, confiscándose
	accusative	confiscándome	confiscándote	confiscándolo, confiscándola, confiscándose	confiscándonos	confiscándoos	confiscándolos, confiscándolas, confiscándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative confisca	dative	confíscame	confíscate	confíscale	confíscanos	not used	confíscales
	accusative	confíscame	confíscate	confíscalo, confíscala	confíscanos	not used	confíscalos, confíscalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative confiscá	dative	confiscame	confiscate	confiscale	confiscanos	not used	confiscales
	accusative	confiscame	confiscate	confiscalo, confiscala	confiscanos	not used	confiscalos, confiscalas
with formal second-person singular imperative confisque	dative	confísqueme	not used	confísquele, confísquese	confísquenos	not used	confísqueles
	accusative	confísqueme	not used	confísquelo, confísquela, confísquese	confísquenos	not used	confísquelos, confísquelas
with first-person plural imperative confisquemos	dative	not used	confisquémoste	confisquémosle	confisquémonos	confisquémoos	confisquémosles
	accusative	not used	confisquémoste	confisquémoslo, confisquémosla	confisquémonos	confisquémoos	confisquémoslos, confisquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative confiscad	dative	confiscadme	not used	confiscadle	confiscadnos	confiscaos	confiscadles
	accusative	confiscadme	not used	confiscadlo, confiscadla	confiscadnos	confiscaos	confiscadlos, confiscadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative confisquen	dative	confísquenme	not used	confísquenle	confísquennos	not used	confísquenles, confísquense
	accusative	confísquenme	not used	confísquenlo, confísquenla	confísquennos	not used	confísquenlos, confísquenlas, confísquense

Derived terms

• confiscatorio

Related terms

• confiscación

Further reading

• “confiscar”, 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