festonar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• festoar

Etymology

Either from festão +‎ -ar or borrowed from French festonner.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fes.toˈna(ʁ)/ [fes.toˈna(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃ.tuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃ.tuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃ.tuˈna.ɾi/

Verb

festonar (first-person singular present festono, first-person singular preterite festonei, past participle festonado)

1. to festoon (to decorate with festoons)

   Synonym: afestoar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of festonar (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	festonar
Personal	festonar	festonares	festonar	festonarmos	festonardes	festonarem
Gerund
	festonando
Past participle
Masculine	festonado			festonados
Feminine	festonada			festonadas
Indicative
Present	festono	festonas	festona	festonamos	festonais	festonam
Imperfect	festonava	festonavas	festonava	festonávamos	festonáveis	festonavam
Preterite	festonei	festonaste	festonou	festonamos1, festonámos2	festonastes	festonaram
Pluperfect	festonara	festonaras	festonara	festonáramos	festonáreis	festonaram
Future	festonarei	festonarás	festonará	festonaremos	festonareis	festonarão
Conditional	festonaria	festonarias	festonaria	festonaríamos	festonaríeis	festonariam
Subjunctive
Present	festone	festones	festone	festonemos	festoneis	festonem
Imperfect	festonasse	festonasses	festonasse	festonássemos	festonásseis	festonassem
Future	festonar	festonares	festonar	festonarmos	festonardes	festonarem
Imperative
Affirmative		festona	festone	festonemos	festonai	festonem
Negative (não)		não festones	não festone	não festonemos	não festoneis	não festonem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “festonar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “festonar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “festonar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “festonar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Verb

festonar (first-person singular present festono, first-person singular preterite festoné, past participle festonado)

1. synonym of festonear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of festonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			festonar
gerund			festonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		festonado		festonada
		plural		festonados		festonadas
		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	festono	festonastú festonásvos	festona	festonamos	festonáis	festonan
	imperfect	festonaba	festonabas	festonaba	festonábamos	festonabais	festonaban
	preterite	festoné	festonaste	festonó	festonamos	festonasteis	festonaron
	future	festonaré	festonarás	festonará	festonaremos	festonaréis	festonarán
	conditional	festonaría	festonarías	festonaría	festonaríamos	festonaríais	festonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	festone	festonestú festonésvos2	festone	festonemos	festonéis	festonen
	imperfect (ra)	festonara	festonaras	festonara	festonáramos	festonarais	festonaran
	imperfect (se)	festonase	festonases	festonase	festonásemos	festonaseis	festonasen
	future1	festonare	festonares	festonare	festonáremos	festonareis	festonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		festonatú festonávos	festone	festonemos	festonad	festonen
	negative		no festones	no festone	no festonemos	no festonéis	no festonen

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

    Selected combined forms of festonar

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 festonar	dative	festonarme	festonarte	festonarle, festonarse	festonarnos	festonaros	festonarles, festonarse
	accusative	festonarme	festonarte	festonarlo, festonarla, festonarse	festonarnos	festonaros	festonarlos, festonarlas, festonarse
with gerund festonando	dative	festonándome	festonándote	festonándole, festonándose	festonándonos	festonándoos	festonándoles, festonándose
	accusative	festonándome	festonándote	festonándolo, festonándola, festonándose	festonándonos	festonándoos	festonándolos, festonándolas, festonándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative festona	dative	festóname	festónate	festónale	festónanos	not used	festónales
	accusative	festóname	festónate	festónalo, festónala	festónanos	not used	festónalos, festónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative festoná	dative	festoname	festonate	festonale	festonanos	not used	festonales
	accusative	festoname	festonate	festonalo, festonala	festonanos	not used	festonalos, festonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative festone	dative	festóneme	not used	festónele, festónese	festónenos	not used	festóneles
	accusative	festóneme	not used	festónelo, festónela, festónese	festónenos	not used	festónelos, festónelas
with first-person plural imperative festonemos	dative	not used	festonémoste	festonémosle	festonémonos	festonémoos	festonémosles
	accusative	not used	festonémoste	festonémoslo, festonémosla	festonémonos	festonémoos	festonémoslos, festonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative festonad	dative	festonadme	not used	festonadle	festonadnos	festonaos	festonadles
	accusative	festonadme	not used	festonadlo, festonadla	festonadnos	festonaos	festonadlos, festonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative festonen	dative	festónenme	not used	festónenle	festónennos	not used	festónenles, festónense
	accusative	festónenme	not used	festónenlo, festónenla	festónennos	not used	festónenlos, festónenlas, festónense

Further reading

• “festonar”, 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