herdar

See also: herðar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese herdar, from Latin hērēditāre. Cognate with Portuguese herdar and Spanish heredar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɾˈðaɾ/

Verb

herdar (first-person singular present herdo, first-person singular preterite herdei, past participle herdado)

1. to inherit
   • Mathew 5:5:

     Ditosos os non violentos, porque eles herdarán a terra

     Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth

2. (archaic) to inherit (to put in possession of)
   • 1256, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 719:

     dou u meu casal d-Alariz et erdo a vos del cum tudas suas pertinenzas

     I give you my hamlet at Allariz and inherit it to you with all of its belongings

Conjugation

    Conjugation of herdar

	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	herdar
Personal	herdar	herdares	herdar	herdarmos	herdardes	herdaren
Gerund
	herdando
Past participle
Masculine	herdado			herdados
Feminine	herdada			herdadas
Indicative
Present	herdo	herdas	herda	herdamos	herdades	herdan
Imperfect	herdaba	herdabas	herdaba	herdabamos	herdabades	herdaban
Preterite	herdei	herdaches	herdou	herdamos	herdastes	herdaron
Pluperfect	herdara	herdaras	herdara	herdaramos	herdarades	herdaran
Future	herdarei	herdarás	herdará	herdaremos	herdaredes	herdarán
Conditional	herdaría	herdarías	herdaría	herdariamos	herdariades	herdarían
Subjunctive
Present	herde	herdes	herde	herdemos	herdedes	herden
Imperfect	herdase	herdases	herdase	herdásemos	herdásedes	herdasen
Future	herdar	herdares	herdar	herdarmos	herdardes	herdaren
Imperative
Affirmative		herda	herde	herdemos	herdade	herden
Negative (non)		non herdes	non herde	non herdemos	non herdedes	non herden

    Reintegrated conjugation of herdar (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	herdar
Personal	herdar	herdares	herdar	herdarmos	herdardes	herdarem
Gerund
	herdando
Past participle
Masculine	herdado			herdados
Feminine	herdada			herdadas
Indicative
Present	herdo	herdas	herda	herdamos	herdades, herdais	herdam
Imperfect	herdava	herdavas	herdava	herdávamos	herdávades, herdáveis, herdávais1	herdavam
Preterite	herdei	herdaste, herdache1	herdou	herdamos	herdastes	herdárom, herdaram
Pluperfect	herdara	herdaras	herdara	herdáramos	herdárades, herdáreis, herdárais1	herdaram
Future	herdarei	herdarás	herdará	herdaremos	herdaredes, herdareis	herdarám, herdarão
Conditional	herdaria	herdarias	herdaria	herdaríamos	herdaríades, herdaríeis, herdaríais1	herdariam
Subjunctive
Present	herde	herdes	herde	herdemos	herdedes, herdeis	herdem
Imperfect	herdasse	herdasses	herdasse	herdássemos	herdássedes, herdásseis	herdassem
Future	herdar	herdares	herdar	herdarmos	herdardes	herdarem
Imperative
Affirmative		herda	herde	herdemos	herdade, herdai	herdem
Negative (nom)		nom herdes	nom herde	nom herdemos	nom herdedes, nom herdeis	nom herdem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• herdanza
• herdeiro

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “herdar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “herdar”, 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), “herdar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “herdar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “herdar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “herdar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese erdar, from Latin hērēditāre.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛɾˈdaɾ/ [ɛɾˈðaɾ], /eɾˈdaɾ/ [eɾˈðaɾ], /iɾˈdaɾ/ [iɾˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛɾˈdaɾ/ [ɛɾˈðaɾ], /eɾˈdaɾ/ [eɾˈðaɾ], /iɾˈdaɾ/ [iɾˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛɾˈda.ɾi/ [ɛɾˈða.ɾi], /eɾˈda.ɾi/ [eɾˈða.ɾi], /iɾˈda.ɾi/ [iɾˈða.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: her‧dar

Verb

herdar (first-person singular present herdo, first-person singular preterite herdei, past participle herdado)

1. (transitive, law) to inherit (receive property or a title by legal succession, etc.)
   • 1974, “Errare Humanum Est”, in A Tábua de Esmeralda, performed by Jorge Ben:

     E de pensar que não somos os primeiros seres terrestres / Pois nós herdamos uma herança cósmica

     And to think that we are not the first terrestrial beings / For we have inherited a cosmic heritage

2. (transitive, genetics) to inherit (receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission)
3. (transitive) to inherit (derive from people or conditions previously in force)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of herdar (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	herdar
Personal	herdar	herdares	herdar	herdarmos	herdardes	herdarem
Gerund
	herdando
Past participle
Masculine	herdado			herdados
Feminine	herdada			herdadas
Indicative
Present	herdo	herdas	herda	herdamos	herdais	herdam
Imperfect	herdava	herdavas	herdava	herdávamos	herdáveis	herdavam
Preterite	herdei	herdaste	herdou	herdamos1, herdámos2	herdastes	herdaram
Pluperfect	herdara	herdaras	herdara	herdáramos	herdáreis	herdaram
Future	herdarei	herdarás	herdará	herdaremos	herdareis	herdarão
Conditional	herdaria	herdarias	herdaria	herdaríamos	herdaríeis	herdariam
Subjunctive
Present	herde	herdes	herde	herdemos	herdeis	herdem
Imperfect	herdasse	herdasses	herdasse	herdássemos	herdásseis	herdassem
Future	herdar	herdares	herdar	herdarmos	herdardes	herdarem
Imperative
Affirmative		herda	herde	herdemos	herdai	herdem
Negative (não)		não herdes	não herde	não herdemos	não herdeis	não herdem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• deserdar

Related terms

• herança
• herdeiro
• hereditariedade
• hereditário

Further reading

• “herdar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “herdar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “herdar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “herdar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “herdar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “herdar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Swedish

Noun

herdar

1. indefinite plural of herde

Anagrams

• hedrar